Cambridge Hospitals admit two historic data breaches involving patient data in Excel spreadsheets shared in response to Freedom of Information requests. The first incident occurred in 2021 and was recently discovered, involving the disclosure of personal data of 22,073 maternity patients. The second incident, also in 2021, involved the accidental sharing of names, hospital numbers, and medical information of 373 cancer patients undergoing clinical trials. The Information Commissioner's Office has called for an end to the use of Excel spreadsheets for FOI data. Hashtags: #CambridgeHospitals #DataBreach #Excel #FOI #PatientData

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