Letterkenny General Hospital Data Breach (2009)

Patient notes from Letterkenny General Hospital have been found in an alleyway. Data lost includes names, hospital numbers, medical conditions abbreviated notes. A Derry pensioner discovered three sheets of clinical notes prepared by a clinician from Letterkenny General Hospital in a back lane at Gartan Square in the Bogside area. The matter at Letterkenny General Hospital has been referred to the Data Protection Commissioner and the local HSE has been asked for an urgent report.