12 pregnant women learned of NT Health data breach from ABC, not officials
Data breach at Royal Darwin Hospital exposed 12 pregnant women's medical records. Some women found out through media reports, not from health officials.
A data breach at Royal Darwin Hospital exposed medical records of 12 pregnant women. NT Health first claimed only 5 women were affected.
Later, they said 12 women after getting specialist IT help to look at the files. Some women only found out about the breach through ABC journalists, not from health officials.
This left them angry and distressed. Health Minister Steve Edgington apologised on Wednesday.
He sent the matter to police and the NT information commissioner. One woman said his claim that the government was on the front foot missed what that meant.
Why it mattersThe government mishandled sensitive medical data of pregnant women. They delayed telling them. This broke public trust in health systems.
AustraliaRaises serious questions about how Australian hospitals protect pregnant women's personal health information and notify patients of breaches.
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