The NHS IT worker who snooped on hundreds of patients' records

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http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/The-NHS-IT-worker-who.6535593.jp

The NHS IT worker who snooped on hundreds of patients' records
Published Date: 16 September 2010

AN IT manager for the NHS in Yorkshire has been warned he faces jail after 
admitting illegally spying on medical records of patients.
Dale Trever, 22, was working for a primary care trust as a data quality 
manager when he accessed patient records - all for women and mostly for 
his family, friends and colleagues.

It is thought he looked at records on 431 occasions, even going in on 
weekends to have an illicit peek.

On 336 of those occasions, he was checking out the records of family, 
friends and colleagues.

John Fitzsimmons, director of performance, governance and informatics for 
NHS Hull, said Trever's actions were a serious breach of trust.

He said: "Any breach of patient confidentiality is a serious matter and so 
in this particular case, we welcome the fact a successful criminal 
prosecution has been brought and that a custodial sentence is being 
considered.

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