<div>Ross</div>
<div>I have also heard the story about the assault by an ex-husband who used the NHS number <br clear="all">to track his ex-wife. Would you know where I could find these details?</div>
<div>Thank</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 8 January 2011 10:48, Ross Anderson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Ross.Anderson@cl.cam.ac.uk" target="_blank">Ross.Anderson@cl.cam.ac.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>> Going back to the main issue - is the ability to get hold of<br>> someone else's NHS number any sort of problem?<br><br></div>(1) "De-identified" databases of med records used in research often<br>
have the NHS number even if name and address have been removed<br><br>(2) The PDS system which people use to look up your NHS number lets<br>users find anyone in the country, including ex-directory numbers; it<br>has an audit trail showing all the health organisations you've dealt<br>
with. If you're a celeb who's an outpatient at the Maudsley, that<br>could be bad news.<br><br>At a more down-to-earth level, I know of one case current being<br>litigated where a woman was tracked down by an ex-husband after a<br>
relative of hers used PDS to find her. He went round and seriously<br>assulted her. She's now suing the hospital where his relative worked<br><font color="#888888"><br>Ross<br></font>
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