Data Breeches       

FOI REFERENCE: 24188  FOI DATE: 25^th June 2024       

Please include the following information each of the following financial years 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24:

The number of data breaches have occurred:

10 Externally reported breaches have been made by Worcestershire Acute Hospital NHS Trust in the 3 financial years 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24

How many people were affected in each data breach?  

Total externally reported data protection breaches in these years is 10

7 breaches involved less than 5 people

1 breach more than 5 but less than 100 people

2 breaches more than 100 people

Total number of claims made against the NHS Trust 

8 Claims have been made against Worcestershire Acute Hospital NHS Trust in the 3 financial years 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24

Total number of claims that have been upheld 

8 Claims have been upheld in the 3 financial years 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24

Total cost that has been paid out each year:

£96,951 (including costs) in the 3 financial years 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24

The largest pay-out given to a single person each year

Data withheld due to individual’s confidentiality