NHS staff investigated over access to dead teenager's medical records
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Covered by BBC News – Health, The Guardian – Health. Oliver McGowan, who died in 2016, may have had his medical records accessed inappropriately after his death by NHS staff in Bristol.
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- BBC News – Health: NHS staff investigated over access to dead teenager's medical records
- BBC News – Health: NHS to suspend staff suspected of snooping on patient records
- The Guardian – Health: NHS England chief says staff suspected of snooping on patients’ records should be suspended immediately
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- NHS staff investigated over access to dead teenager's medical records
Oliver McGowan, who died in 2016, may have had his medical records accessed inappropriately after his death by NHS staff in Bristol.
- NHS to suspend staff suspected of snooping on patient records
There have been too many cases of staff abusing patient trust, and enough is enough, the head of the NHS in England says.
- NHS England chief says staff suspected of snooping on patients’ records should be suspended immediately
Jim Mackey says access to NHS systems should be cut off while allegations are investigated, as he urges trusts to take a ‘zero tolerance’ approach NHS staff suspected of snooping on patients’ medical records should be…
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- NHS staff investigated over access to dead teenager's medical records
Sep 24, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Oliver McGowan, who died in 2016, may have had his medical records accessed inappropriately after his death by NHS staff in Bristol.
- NHS to suspend staff suspected of snooping on patient records
Sep 25, 2026 at 12:47 PM
There have been too many cases of staff abusing patient trust, and enough is enough, the head of the NHS in England says.
- NHS England chief says staff suspected of snooping on patients’ records should be suspended immediately
Sep 25, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Jim Mackey says access to NHS systems should be cut off while allegations are investigated, as he urges trusts to take a ‘zero tolerance’ approach NHS staff suspected of snooping on patients’ medical records should be…
