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Woman told she had cancer by NHS worker who inappropriately accessed her records

Global Published 21 October 2026, 17:53 · archived 21 Oct 2026

Pippa Boardman said she lost her dignity through data breach at Royal Cornwall hospital by man she barely knewA woman was told she had cancer by a hospital employee she barely knew who had accessed her medical records days before she was due to receive test results from her consultant.Pippa Boardman said she lost her dignity and privacy through the data breach at the Royal Cornwall hospital in Truro. Continue reading...

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