Unlawfully accessing patient records can constitute a breach of the GDPR and could allow anyone whose information has been misused or exposed to recover data breach compensation.
In a case of this nature, any victim could be eligible to pursue damages for any distress that has been caused by the loss of control of their personal information. If any losses and expenses have been incurred as well, they could also be considered, but most people claim for just the distress alone.
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Unlawfully accessing patient records – claiming compensation
Unlawfully accessing patient records can constitute a breach of the GDPR and can result in anyone whose records have been misused in such a way to claim privacy compensation. There can be sometimes cases where mass events of this nature happen, in which a single employee has accessed the records for multiple people. This could constitute a group or multi-party action.
If you have been notified that you have been involved in such an event, you could be entitled to pursue compensation for any distress that has been caused by the loss of control of your personal information. If we believe that there has been a case of negligence and a breach of the law, we may be able to act for you on a No Win, No Fee basis.
You can contact our team for free, no-obligation legal advice here now to find out quickly if your case is one that we can help you with.
Greater Manchester snooping incident
There was a recent infamous case of employees unlawfully accessing patient records involved in the Greater Manchester Hospitals NHS Trust. In that particular matter, some 2,000 patients received notifications that their records may have been accessed without appropriate reason or authority to do so. We have taken on a number of cases for those who were affected by this mass snooping event, of which it has been unclear how many staff were involved in the matters, nor their reasons for looking at the records that they did.
It can constitute a breach of the GDPR for medical records to be accessed without any appropriate reasonable authority to do so. Whilst easy access is great for helping with treatments and healthcare matters, it is clear that employees could also misuse their right of access, which is something that needs to be managed and monitored.
Talk to our group action team today
You can talk to our group action team today about pursuing compensation for issues involving unlawfully accessing patient records, or for any other matter.
We specialise in not only data protection group actions but also consumer actions, emissions cases, medical product liability claims, and general product liability cases. We have a team with extensive experience that can be helpful for anyone who has been involved in some kind of mass negligence event.
You can talk to us about starting a new claim or joining an action by contacting our team here now. All initial advice is available on a free and no-obligation basis.