NHS staff regularly breach security rules, says survey - The Independent 19th November 2008

Thursday, November 20, 2008

NHS staff are regularly breaching security rules by sharing “smartcards” to access patient records, according to a poll out today.

One in six GPs told Pulse magazine they were aware of staff sharing smartcards, which were issued as part of the Government’s multi-billion pound upgrade of the NHS computer system.

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