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NHS trust apologises as 10 staff suspended over Noah Woods data breach

The Guardian World Sunday 27 September 2026, 07:51 UTC By Helena Horton 1 min read
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Unauthorised people accessed medical records of three-year-old who disappeared in Suffolk and was later found dead in pondAn NHS trust has apologised after the medical records of three-year-old Noah Woods were accessed by unauthorised people after his disappearance. Noah was found dead in a pond in Brantham, Suffolk, after going missing from a playground. More than 1,300 members of the public joined a search for the boy before police discovered his body.

Unauthorised people accessed medical records of three-year-old who disappeared in Suffolk and was later found dead in pond

An NHS trust has apologised after the medical records of three-year-old Noah Woods were accessed by unauthorised people after his disappearance.

Noah was found dead in a pond in Brantham, Suffolk, after going missing from a playground. More than 1,300 members of the public joined a search for the boy before police discovered his body.

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