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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rachel Hall

Hospital staff could be prosecuted if Kate’s medical notes accessed, says minister

Princess of Wales
An investigation has reportedly been launched at the private hospital over claims staff tried to access the princess's private medical records. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA Media

Staff at the London Clinic could face enforcement action, including fines and prosecutions, if they are found to have accessed the Princess of Wales’s medical records, a government minister has said.

The health minister Maria Caulfield told Sky News it was “pretty severe and serious stuff to be accessing notes that you don’t have permission to”.

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