by Jason Murdock 03 Sep 2015 http://www.v3.co.uk/IMG/145/326145/option-e-newsletter-540x334.png?1441269153 A London sexual health clinic has unwittingly sent an email newsletter disclosing the names and email addresses of 780 people, revealing hundreds of HIV-positive patients.
The 56 Dean Street clinic, which is based in central London and run by the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, offers treatment for HIV and provides sexual counselling alongside a full range of medical treatments.
The newsletter was sent to patients signed up to ‘option E', which allows them to book appointments and receive test results by email. However, a staff member mistakenly copied in hundreds of names and sent the details as a group email.
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London sexual health clinic leaks nearly 800 patient details in group email
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I wonder how many law suites will be filed against this health clinic. The clinic sure dropped the ball on this one.
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