COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL

Number of incidents: 1Number of patients involved: 5Hospital reported that it had discovered five cases where patients’ records had accidentally been thrown away.

HALTON AND ST HELENS PCT

Number of incidents: 2Number of patients involved: 80 (total)Incident 1District nurse mislaid “weekend book” containing the following information about patients: patient name, partial address. For three patients, there was a four digit door access code recorded. Incident 2 Details yet to be released

LIVERPOOL PCT:

Number of incidents: 3Incident 1: Number of patients involved: 100A data stick containing the patient caseload of an employee was lost/stolen within an office. The data stick was encrypted. The appropriate manager completed an incident form and a management report. As a result of the loss, procedures were changed and patient information is no longer stored on portable data storage devices. The PCT did not inform the patients involved as the data stick was encrypted.Incident 2: Number of patients involved: 2The hand-written notes of two patients were found to be missing.

An incident report form was completed and both of the patients were notified. Incident 3: Number of patients involved: 1The hand-written health records of a patient were found to be missing upon a request for them from a solicitor. The solicitor and the patient were informed and accepted copies of the GP referral instead. An incident form was filled out and a duplicate of the record was created.

LIVERPOOL WOMEN’S HOSPITAL

Number of incidents: 1Number of patients involved: UnknownA CD containing ‘anonymised’ patient data was sent by post. The data was posted recorded delivery and marked as private and confidential. However when the envelope arrived at the destination it was damaged and no longer contained the CD.The Royal Mail customer service was contacted by telephone and they told us that there was nothing further they could do to assist with this matter.

ROYAL LIVERPOOL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

Number of incidents: 5Incident 1. Number of patients affected: 1A 256MB Lexar flash card (memory stick) containing 1 unidentifiable patient image was taken from a hospital department. The area was unattended for a maximum of 10 minutes while the staff member dealt with a telephone call. Incident 2. Number of patients affected: 1A patient folder was found to be missing from the bedspace in one of the Trust's wards.Incident 3. Number of patients affected: 1A copy of a patient's case notes were sent recorded delivery to the Nursing and Midwifery council. The envelope arrived torn with copy case notes missing but other documentation intact. The envelope arrived in a white plastic bag with an apology from Royal Mail.Incident 4. Number of patients affected: 1A burglary was committed at the home of a member of the Trust's community team. The staff member's work bag was taken, this contained notes relating to one patient written on an A4 proforma. Staff reminded not to take such information home.Incident 5. Number of patients affected: UnknownA theft of doctor's personal organiser from a Trust department. This contained doctor's appointments diary with patient names but all data was encrypted.

SEFTON PCT

Number of incidents: 2Incident 1. Number of patients affected: 6School health records for six patients, request by an audio-logy department, left a clinic but did not arrive at destination. Suspected they were inside a courier’s van when it was stolen. Never recovered.Incident 2. Number of records affected: 31Member of staff was loading her car to go to work when it was stolen. A total of 31 sets of counselling notes were in her car, including therapy name, seven also had client name and address and could be traced back to the patient.

WARRINGTON PCT

Number of incidents: 4Number of patients affected: The CT says only that “it has only been possible to confirm that 8 patients’ details were involved”.

HEALTH TRUSTS WHICH SAID NO DATA HAD BEEN MISLAID

Wirral Hospitals NHS Trust, Cardiothoracic centre, Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust, Wirral PCT, University Hospitals Aintree