Former GP surgery administrator fined £790 for unlawfully accessing patient records

Sooraj Shah
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NHS admin Sally Anne Day given paltry fine for causing distress to two patients

A former NHS administrator who had been working in a GP surgery has been fined for unlawfully accessing patient records. Sally Anne Day, who comes from Abergavenny in Wales, pleaded guilty to tw...

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