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NHS staff accessed Southport victims' records 'inappropriately', hospital trust admits
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Nearly 50 NHS staff inappropriately accessed medical records of victims of the 2024 Southport knife attack, including a 13-year-old girl and teacher Leanne Lucas, at Aintree Hospital; the hospital trust admits the breach, calling it 'inexcusable', with disciplinary actions but no sackings.
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Nearly 50 NHS staff inappropriately accessed medical records of victims of the 2024 Southport knife attack, including a 13-year-old girl and teacher Leanne Lucas, at Aintree Hospital; the hospital trust admits the breach, calling it 'inexcusable', with disciplinary actions but no sackings.
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