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Data breach

Definition

of

Data breach notification

NHS England

from

NHS England Transformation Directorate: Information Governance Framework for Integrated Health and Care: Shared Care Records (Sep 2021)

A duty on all organisations to report certain types of personal data breach to the relevant supervisory authority. The supervisory authority in the UK is the Information Commissioner's Office.

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Digital/TEC definition

of

Data breach

Digital Social Care

from

Digital Social Care (digitalsocialcare.org.uk)

A security incident where sensitive and personal information is copied, transmitted, viewed, or stolen.

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