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NHS trust IT error reportedly overwrites 11 years of maternity records

The Register reports that human error sent reused instructions to the wrong database, taking historical access logs with them.

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An IT error at an NHS trust overwrote 11 years of maternity records, The Register reports. The outlet attributes the incident to human error: reused instructions were sent to the wrong database, and historical access logs were lost too.

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The Register@TheRegisterNHS Trust IT blunder overwrites 11 years of maternity records https://www.theregister.com/databases/2026/09/22/nhs-trust-it-blunder-overwrites-11-years-of-maternity-records/5298130?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter19d
Ars Technica@arstechnicaIT mistake erases 11 years of viewing history for hospitals’ maternity records https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/09/it-mistake-erases-11-years-of-viewing-history-for-hospitals-maternity-records/?utm_campaign=dhtwitter&utm_content=%3Cmedia_url%3E&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter19d
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    The Register@TheRegisterNHS Trust IT blunder overwrites 11 years of maternity records https://www.theregister.com/databases/2026/09/22/nhs-trust-it-blunder-overwrites-11-years-of-maternity-records/5298130?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter19d
    Ars Technica@arstechnicaIT mistake erases 11 years of viewing history for hospitals’ maternity records https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/09/it-mistake-erases-11-years-of-viewing-history-for-hospitals-maternity-records/?utm_campaign=dhtwitter&utm_content=%3Cmedia_url%3E&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter19d
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