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Health · 21 May 2026

11 NHS staff sacked over patient records

11 NHS staff sacked over patient records

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Families of Nottingham attack victims were upset after NHS staff inappropriately accessed their private medical records without need. Nottingham University Hospitals Trust dismissed eleven employees for this serious misconduct, which involved files of those killed on 13 June 2023. Another twelve staff received final written warnings, with two others getting first warnings.

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