Epsom and St Helier Hospitals NHS Trust Data Breach (2014)

Merton Police have called off the search for the van, stolen with up to 300 vials of blood, smears, other samples and patient-identifiable data, because of a lack of evidence. The vehicle was stolen from outside a GP practice in Surrey after collecting test samples from 10 practices across the area to take to the Epsom and St Helier pathology service. Wimbledon GP and GPC member Dr Paul Cundy, whose practice uses the pathology service, said: Its outrageous. It is not acceptable for vans with clinical material in them to be left unattended with the keys in them. Theres no excuse for that. Merton Police have called off the search for the van, stolen with up to 300 vials of blood, smears, other samples and patient-identifiable data, because of a lack of evidence. The vehicle was stolen from outside a GP practice in Surrey after collecting test samples from 10 practices across the area to take to the Epsom and St Helier pathology service. Wimbledon GP and GPC member Dr Paul Cundy, whose practice uses the pathology service, said: Its outrageous. It is not acceptable for vans with clinical material in them to be left unattended with the keys in them. Theres no excuse for that.