NHS Trust IT error deletes 11 years of maternity records

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Sept, 18:49

An NHS Trust IT error has deleted 11 years of maternity records.

Human error sent reused instructions to the wrong database, causing the deletion. The English hospitals have recovered patient care data, though access logs were also lost in the incident.

How it is being reported

• IT mistake erases 11 years of viewing history for hospitals’ maternity recordsArs Technica · 22 Sept, 17:55
• NHS Trust IT blunder overwrites 11 years of maternity recordsThe Register · 22 Sept, 11:45

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