The all-clear for King Charles: The monarch’s private patient data is said to have not been accessed at the London Clinic. Both the Regent and Catherine, Princess of Wales were treated at the hospital.
After weeks of speculation about the health of Catherine, Princess of Wales, 42, it became known a few days ago that employees of the London Clinic, where the wife of Prince William, 41, had an operation on her abdomen in January, were said to have tried to illegally accessing Kate’s medical records.
Since King Charles, 75, was treated for his prostate in the same private clinic in January, there was concern that the cancer-suffering monarch’s private medical data could also have been compromised. But that is apparently not the case, as the “Mirror” has now reported.
London Clinic gives the all-clear regarding King Charles
The London Clinic has informed Buckingham Palace that the alleged data breach involving the Princess of Wales, which is currently being investigated, “does not affect the monarch”. Insiders confirmed this to the British newspaper.
The Mirror also reports that “up to three people” may have been involved in the alleged access to the Princess of Wales’s medical records and that the incident is said to have occurred after Kate’s dismissal on January 29th.
Earlier in the day, Al Russell, CEO of the London Clinic, said in an official statement that “all appropriate investigative, regulatory and disciplinary measures will be taken” to investigate the allegations. He also emphasized that the hospital would have systems in place to monitor the handling of patient data, as the Daily Mail reported.
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s independent data protection and freedom of information watchdog, also reportedly confirmed to CNN on March 20 that it had received a notification of a data breach and was reviewing the information provided.
Sources used: mirror.co.uk, dailymail.co.uk, cnn.com