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Pippa Boardman was told she had cancer by a hospital worker, days before her scheduled appointment with a consultant

ByJen SmithSouth West health correspondent
  • Published1 hour ago

A woman was told she had cancer by a hospital employee who accessed her record days before she was due to receive test results from her consultant.

Pippa Boardman, from Lostwithiel in Cornwall, said she had lost her dignity and privacy through the data breach at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro. She said she did not receive an apology from the hospital until it was contacted by the BBC.