Date:
22 September 2019
Page URL:
https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/about-us/transparency/?pr=

Transparency

Items of spend over £25,000

Details of suppliers payments for individual invoices exceeding £25,000 are shown here. Their details are updated monthly.

2019/20

2018/19

2017/18

2016/17

2015/16

2014/15

2013/14

2012/13

2011/12

2010/11

Serious Incidents Involving Personal Data

Serious incidents involving personal data are very rare. All such incidents are thoroughly investigated. Details of Serious incidents for 2014/15 are outlined below.

Incidents Data 2014/15

There was one Serious Incidents during 2014/15 that required reporting to the Department of Health and the Information Commissioner's Office.

Externally Reportable Incident

Date of incident (month)	Nature of incident	Nature of data involved	Number of data subjects potentially affected	Notification steps
September 2014	Patient handover sheet left unattended in an unlocked room in the hospital – found by a member of the public	Name; clinical information; patient identifier	31	All patients notified by the specialty consultant / patients also provided with details of the outcome of the Trust investigation
Full investigation undertaken. Reviewed the management of the room the handover sheets were left in. The room had been used for clinical handover meetings. Key pad lock fitted to secure the room. Review responsibilities and usage regarding the room – poster for ‘rules of usage’ developed and displayed. The Information Commissioner’s Office (the data protection regulator) assessed the incident, was satisfied with the Trust’s response and management and concluded that no further action was necessary.

Incidents classified at lower severity level

Category	Breach Type	Total
A	Corruption or inability to recover electronic data	0
B	Disclosed in Error	12
C	Lost in Transit	1
D	Lost or stolen hardware	0
E	Lost or stolen paperwork	1
F	Non-secure Disposal – hardware	0
G	Non-secure Disposal – paperwork	2
H	Uploaded to website in error	1
I	Technical security failing (including hacking)	0
J	Unauthorised access/disclosure	1
K	Other	0