Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust fined over privacy breach - Health News - Health & Families - The Independent
So the Brighton and Sussex NHS trust is fined for screwing up the destruction of some hard drives containing confidential information about patients.
They gave the hard drives to a bona fide contractor to destroy, who in turn gave them to a sub contractor, who instead of fulfilling his contract to destroy them, sold them on Ebay, thereby releasing confidential patient information all over the place.
Does the sub contractor get fined for breaking his contract to destroy them and selling them on?...Nope!
Does the bona fide contractor get fined for not exercising due diligence in choosing a sub contractor?....Nope!
Does the NHS trust get fined?...you bet your sweet bippy they do...£325,000
Is there a Mr. NHS who will be writing a cheque? Will Mr. NHS be able to plead a drug habit in front of 'the beak' and have to pay it off at £1 a week? Of course not.
Nope it's a trust, with governors..they'll have to pay it in full, not from their pockets though, they'll cut back on operations, doctors, nurses, porters, cleaners, and then most likely will be fined again for not achieving targets or allowing an outbreak of C Difficile.
Will heads roll at either the Trust, the contractors or thesub-contractors?..probably not.
So who will really pay for this?...the patients of Brighton and Sussex, that's who.
The very people who's details have been exposed, will have their services cut to the tune of £325,000
The British justice system at it's most stupid!
