Ten NHS staff removed over Noah Woods data breach
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust says it has launched an "urgent" investigation.
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Noah's family paid tribute to a "happy, cheeky, playful" boy
Ten NHS staff have been removed from duty or suspended after a data breach involving the digital medical records of three-year-old Noah Woods.
Launching an "urgent" investigation, Dr Martin Mansfield, deputy chief medical officer at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, said that any unauthorised access of patient data was "completely unacceptable".
The trust has apologised "unreservedly" to Noah's family and said disciplinary action would be taken if needed.
A major search for Noah was carried out in the village of Brantham, Suffolk, after the child went missing on 15 September. His body was found the next day in a nearby pond by police divers.
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