THREE London Clinic workers are under investigation after claims they tried to access Princess Kate’s medical records.
The trio all work at the prestigious private hospital where the Princess of Wales had abdominal surgery in January, and where King Charles is being treated for cancer.
It is not known whether they have been suspended or when the clinic first became aware of the allegations, the Daily Mail reports.
The Clinic could face a £17.5million fine over the alleged data breach, a medical privacy expert told The Sun.
It is a criminal offence for any staff in an NHS or private healthcare setting to access the medical records of a patient without the consent of the organisation’s data controller.
The hospital, which is renowned for discreetly treating the Royal Family, PMs and celebs, is under fire for the “damaging” claims.
Kate was admitted to the clinic for her planned procedure on January 16.
Her father-in-law King Charles was then admitted the following week for an enlarged prostate.
Sources say the “major security breach” took place while the royal was a patient at the clinic in January for abdominal surgery.
An insider told the Mirror: “This is a major security breach and incredibly damaging for the hospital, given its unblemished reputation for treating members of the Royal Family.
“Senior hospital bosses contacted Kensington Palace immediately after the incident was brought to their attention and assured the palace there would be a full investigation.
“The whole medical staff have been left utterly shocked and distraught over the allegations and were very hurt that a trusted colleague could have possibly been responsible for such a breach of trust and ethics.”
The London Clinic’s chief executive, Al Russell, earlier said “all appropriate investigatory, regulatory and disciplinary steps will be taken” when looking at alleged data breaches.
In a statement, he said: “Everyone at the London Clinic is acutely aware of our individual, professional, ethical and legal duties with regards to patient confidentiality.
“We take enormous pride in the outstanding care and discretion we aim to deliver for all our patients that put their trust in us every day.
“We have systems in place to monitor management of patient information and, in the case of any breach, all appropriate investigatory, regulatory and disciplinary steps will be taken.
“There is no place at our hospital for those who intentionally breach the trust of any of our patients or colleagues.”
The Information Commissioner’s Office confirmed it had received a report of a breach.
They said: “We can confirm that we have received a breach report and are assessing the information provided.”
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