Isle of wight, England- A computer backup tape containing persona) information on some 38,000 medical patients was tost while being shipped by courier from the Sandown Health Centre here to a London-based software company. The tape contained medical records of current and former patients dating back almost 12 years. The U.K. National Health Service said the software firm was going to test the software used to run the backup tape. The local NHS Trust said that the tape is presumed to be lost, "possibly permanently, although all possible efforts are being made to find it." It added that the risk of misuse is "extremely small" because the tape requires proprietary equipment.
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