Nurse accused of downloading patient’s records

Nurse accused of downloading patient’s records

Police seized electronic devices which are now the subject of investigations.

Nurse charged over alleged patient data breach - Nursing Review

A nurse has been arrested in Sydney’s north after allegedly stealing confidential patient information without authorisation. A 59-year-old Frenchs Forest man was arrested by detectives attached to the NSW Police Cybercrime Squad on Thursday night after he allegedly “accessed and downloaded patient data without authorisation”. A police spokesman said detectives “seized several electronic devices which they will allege contain details of patients”…

AU: Sydney nurse accused of downloading patients’ data in alleged ‘breach of trust’

Caitlin Powell reports: A male registered nurse from northern Sydney has been charged after allegedly downloading the data of multiple patients. Police received a report on Wednesday, July 22, that a NSW Health employee had allegedly accessed and downloaded patient information without authorisation. Detectives launched an investigation under Strike Force Civic and, after inquiries, searched a home in Frenchs Forest... Source