UK: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reprimanded for “serious, harmful” data breach

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office reprimanded South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for a November 2022 data breach in which a sensitive appointment letter was mistakenly sent to the wrong address, citing human error and inadequate staff preparation for handling sensitive correspondence; the ICO directed the Trust to implement new standard operating procedures and provide further staff training to prevent future incidents.