NHS Tayside apologises after data breach

A file was mistakenly sent to workers on Wednesday

Author: Paul ReillyPublished 18th Aug 2023

NHS Tayside has apologised to staff after a data breach at the health board.

A file was mistakenly sent to workers in the corporate equalities team on Wednesday.

It's not been confirmed the nature of the leak.

An apology was sent to staff within the department and the incident was reported in line with appropriate information governance procedures.

Affected staff offered support

A spokesperson for NHS Tayside said, “Due to an administrative error, a file was mistakenly sent out on Wednesday, 16 August to staff in the NHS Tayside Corporate Equalities team.

"Staff have also been advised they can contact their line manager or NHS Tayside’s Information Governance team for further guidance or support.

“NHS Tayside takes the security of information very seriously and the information governance and data protection procedures will be reiterated to staff in the team.”

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