The NHS Blood and Transfusion service has today apologised for a computer error that lead to database records of over 800,000 people being misunderstood.
The database (used for storing details of organ donation) was found to contain incorrect information regarding the transplant wishes of those 800,000 people. Data had been imported from the DVLA and incorrectly processed so that some people had organs removed without personal consent and vice versa.
The NHS stressed that only 21 people had died with incorrect details on their records. In the instances that organs were removed, family members gave their permission to carry the proceedure out.
The technical error that is thought to have caused the problems affects only those who registered preferences on a driving license application form.
Monday 12 April 2010
800,000 affected by NHS 'computer error'
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