NHS staff viewed Southport attack victims' records unlawfully

An investigation has revealed that nearly 50 staff at a Merseyside hospital group accessed horrific details of the condition of those attacked in Southport. According to HSJ, 48 staff accessed the medical records of a number of victims of the Hart Street tragedy without a good reason. Some of the injured were treated at University Hospitals of Liverpool Group. Victims only learned of the data access this week as a result of investigative journalism by the HSJ. The report notes that this information was kept from victims until now.