Scot NHS trust probes access to medical records of 9-year-old girl after man arrested on suspicion of murder
REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); “As a matter of governance, any data protection breach would be recorded and investigated by NHS Tayside and, where appropriate, reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). NHS staff are only allowed to access patient information where there is a legitimate clinical or other work-related need.A 35-year-old man whom police say was known to the child, was arrested and appeared in court on August 5 over the death of Minnie Merriman. REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/d'); }); A family statement, released through Police Scotland, read: “We are devastated with the loss of our beloved, absolutely incredible, beautiful and brave Minnie Moo.
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- ▪NHS staff are only allowed to access patient information where there is a legitimate clinical or other work-related need.A 35-year-old man whom police say was known to the child, was arrested and appeared in court on August 5 over the death
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/d'); }); A family statement, released through Police Scotland, read: “We are devastated with the loss of our beloved, absolutely incredible, beautiful
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