An NHS spot has apologised to the household of three-year-old Noah Woods for the "extra anguish" caused aft a information breach of his aesculapian records.
Launching an "urgent" investigation, Dr Martin Mansfield, lawman main aesculapian serviceman astatine East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, said that immoderate unauthorised entree of diligent information was "completely unacceptable".
Disciplinary enactment volition beryllium taken if needed, the connection from the spot added.
A large hunt for Noah was carried retired successful the colony of Brantham, Suffolk, aft the kid went missing connected 15 September. His assemblage was recovered the adjacent time successful adjacent h2o by constabulary divers.
In the connection issued connected Sunday,, external Dr Mansfield said of the information breach: "Immediate steps were besides taken to unafraid the records and forestall further entree that was not for a legitimate, objective reason.
"We person reported the substance to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), and we volition proceed to support Noah's household informed arsenic our probe progresses."
At slightest 1,300 radical helped successful the hunt for Noah successful the 24 hours earlier helium was found.
A tribute issued by his household called him a "happy, cheeky, playful" lad who loved to laugh. His parent urged different parents to "hold their children a small tighter and cherish each moment".
An inquest past week heard that the three-year-old had near a play country "through a spread successful the fence".
Assistant coroner Jyoti Gill said it was a "very bittersweet and tragic death" arsenic she opened and adjourned the inquest successful Ipswich.
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