More than 1,000 patients of the Royal Bolton Hospital have been contacted after their personal details were lost near the hospital grounds.
The hospital said the documents fell from a waste container which was taking them to be destroyed on 30 January.
The documents contained the names, addresses and dates of birth of patients who had recently attended A&E and other departments.
The hospital has assured patients their care will not have been affected.
Great. It may well lead to an identity theft though.
It's amazing how little information a criminal needs to steal your identity. These are some of the most commonly-used items:Your full name, date of birth and address – data you are likely to carry in your wallet every day on items such as your driving licence
Or just might be picked up off the ground from a Bolton hospital. Why did they not simply shred them?
Source: BBC Manchester
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A little more here
Next thing we know details will be for sale on Ebay!
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