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NHS England · Jul 8, 2026

NHS warns ‘snooping’ staff face sack or prison for inappropriate access of patient data

The head of the NHS has today issued a stark warning to staff that they face the sack or even prison if they access patient records without a legitimate reason, as part of a new crackdown by the health service. Sir Jim Mackey today said that staff looking at medical records for personal reasons or out of curiosity was “wholly unacceptable, […]

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