Woman told she had cancer by NHS worker who inappropriately accessed her records
<p>Pippa Boardman said she lost her dignity through data breach at Royal Cornwall hospital by man she barely knew</p><p>A woman was told she had cancer by a hospital employee she barely knew who had accessed her medical records days before she was due to receive test results from her consultant.</p><p>Pippa Boardman said she had lost her dignity and privacy through the data breach at the Royal Cornwall hospital in Truro.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/21/woman-told-she-had-cancer-by-nhs-worker-who-inappropriately-accessed-her-records-royal-cornwall-hospital">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Pippa Boardman said she lost her dignity through data breach at Royal Cornwall hospital by man she barely knew</p><p>A woman was told she had cancer by a hospital employee she barely knew who had accessed her medical records days before she was due to receive test results from her consultant.</p><p>Pippa Boardman said she had lost her dignity and privacy through the data breach at the Royal Cornwall hospital in Truro.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/21/woman-told-she-had-cancer-by-nhs-worker-who-inappropriately-accessed-her-records-royal-cornwall-hospital">Continue reading...</a>