Health board staff shared patient data on WhatsApp

NHS Lanarkshire staff members are found to have shared patient details over 500 times via an unauthorised WhatsApp group, according to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The shared patient data included names, addresses and phone numbers, with some clinical data conveyed through images and videos. While no misuse of data was found, the health board has been formally reprimanded and has since updated secure image-sharing and data transfer systems.