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Health · 5 hours ago

NHS Staff Suspended Over Southport Victims' Medical Records

NHS Staff Suspended Over Southport Victims' Medical Records

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Two staff at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital have been suspended while the trust investigates claims they looked at the medical records of Southport attack victims without a proper reason. The cases were found during a routine audit and reported to the information watchdog and the Care Quality Commission. Earlier this year another Liverpool hospital group admitted nearly 50 staff had wrongly viewed victims' files.

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