“People need to know that information held about them and their health is in safe hands” says Plaid Cymru on Public Health Wales data breach

IN response to the data breach from Public Health Wales Plaid Cymru Shadow Minister for Health, Rhun Ap Iorwerth MS said,

“Any data breach is serious, and this data breach including potential means of identifying patients is of serious concern.

“Public Health Wales and the Welsh Government have to be able to explain how exactly this happened, and give assurances that this can’t happen again.

“People need to know that information held about them and their health is in safe hands, and this will raise questions in the minds of many people.

“It can’t happen again.”

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