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NHS trust apologises to Noah Woods' family over medical records data breach

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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust has apologised to the family of three-year-old Noah Woods after unauthorised people accessed his medical records following his disappearance. Noah went missing from a playground in Brantham, Suffolk, on 15 September, prompting a search involving more than 1,300 members of the public before his body was found in nearby water. Dr Martin Mansfield, the trust's deputy chief medical officer, called the unauthorised access "completely unacceptable" and said the trust had launched an urgent investigation and reported the matter to the Information Commissioner's Office. The Guardian reports that 10 staff have been suspended or removed from active duty pending the investigation, and the trust says disciplinary action is being explored.

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What happened

Key points

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  1. Noah Woods, aged three, went missing from a playground in Brantham, Suffolk, on 15 September

    Reported byLeftCenter

  2. His body was later found in nearby water/a pond

    Reported byLeftCenter

  3. More than 1,300 members of the public helped search for him

    Reported byLeftCenter

  4. The trust apologised "unreservedly" to the family for "extra anguish" caused by unauthorised access to his medical records

    Reported byLeftCenter

  5. The trust launched an urgent investigation and reported the matter to the Information Commissioner's Office

    Reported byLeftCenter

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  1. Ten staff have been suspended or removed from active duty pending investigation

    Reported byLeft

  2. Dr Martin Mansfield said unauthorised access was 'completely unacceptable' and disciplinary action could follow

    Reported byLeftCenter

How each side tells it

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  • the left

    1 outlet

    The Guardian's headline foregrounds the concrete disciplinary action taken, specifying that 10 staff were suspended.

    NHS trust apologises as 10 staff suspended over Noah Woods data breach
    The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Sky News and BBC News center their headlines on the apology and the launch of an investigation, with BBC providing more background on the search and case timeline than Sky.

    Investigation launched as NHS trust apologises for Noah Woods data breach
    BBC NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    No coverage yet

    No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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Side by side

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From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • staff suspensions
  • details of the disappearance and search
  • trust's disciplinary process
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  • The GuardianLeft

    NHS trust apologises as 10 staff suspended over Noah Woods data breach

    Unauthorised people accessed medical records of three-year-old who disappeared in Suffolk and was later found dead in pond An NHS trust has apologised after the medical records of three-year-old Noah Woods were accessed by unauthorised people after his disappearance. …

    Read at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)

From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the apology itself
  • the investigation into the breach
  • background on Noah's disappearance and the search effort

Leaves out

  • number of staff suspended

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • BBC NewsCenter

    Investigation launched as NHS trust apologises for Noah Woods data breach

    East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust has apologised to the family for "extra anguish" caused.

    Read at BBC News (opens in a new tab)
  • Sky NewsCenter

    NHS trust apologises to Noah Woods' family for 'extra anguish' over data breach

    An NHS trust has apologised "unreservedly" to Noah Woods' family for the "extra anguish" it caused after a data breach of his medical records and has launched an investigation.

    Read at Sky News (opens in a new tab)

From the right

0 outlets

No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    7 hr 26 min later

    Its first report, Sep 27, 3:51 AM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    Sky News, Sep 26, 8:25 PM EDT

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. Sky NewsCenterSep 26, 8:25 PM EDT
  2. BBC NewsCenterSep 27, 1:58 AM EDT
  3. The GuardianLeftSep 27, 3:51 AM EDT

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