Health officials are apologising to patients whose records were on a laptop computer that was stolen from the home of a junior doctor, reports the Yorkshire Post. More than 1,100 patients were affected. The doctor is being disciplined, according to Dr. David Hepburn, the medical director of the Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust. "We have written to anyone affected by this to inform them of these incidents," Hepburn said. He added that officials do not believe the exposed information could be used for identity fraud.
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