Medical records at the London Clinic are “easily available” to doctors and nurses as staffers allegedly breached Kate Middleton’s personal data, an official probe revealed.
A Care Quality Commission (CQC) report revealed that while patient records were “stored securely” at the uber-prestigious private hospital, medical professionals had easy access to the forms.
The Princess of Wales, 42, was discharged from the medical facility in January after spending two weeks under the watchful eye of doctors following her planned abdominal surgery.
CQC’s report, which concluded following an unannounced inspection in June 2021, praised staff for treating patients with “compassion and dignity” and respecting their “privacy and dignity.”
The inspection was carried out after the CQC “received information that gave us concerns about the safety and quality of services,” the outlet adds.
“Those concerns arose from several never events and serious incidents and numerous whistle-blowers around staffing and culture,” the report read.
The Post reached out to the CQC and the London Clinic for comment.
The CEO of the London Clinic said the hospital would take all “regulatory and disciplinary steps” as three staffers were under investigation for the alleged breach.
“Everyone at the London Clinic is acutely aware of our individual, professional, ethical and legal duties with regards to patient confidentiality,” Al Russell said in a statement to The Post on Wednesday.
“We take enormous pride in the outstanding care and discretion we aim to deliver for all our patients that put their trust in us every day.”
He said the hospital has “systems in place to monitor [the] management of patient information,” and vowed that if there were a breach “all appropriate investigatory, regulatory and disciplinary steps will be taken.”
“There is no place at our hospital for those who intentionally breach the trust of any of our patients or colleagues,” Russell said.
It’s believed that Middleton has been made aware of the situation.
It comes as King Charles’ medical records were not accessed during the alleged data breach.
The monarch, 75, who is currently receiving outpatient cancer treatment at the luxury private hospital, underwent a “corrective procedure” for an enlarged prostate in January.
The London Clinic is also considered one of the most high-end medical facilities, boasting state-of-the-art equipment and wards for surgeries in urology, gynecology, thoracic surgery, orthopedics and spinal procedures.
According to the British health watchdog Care Quality Commission (CQC), the hospital has about 23,000 inpatients a year, with a further 110,000 outpatients, which includes the King.
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