2026-10-25 · ABC News (AU)
🔮 The doctor involved said she could not confirm the content came from her account, while adding that she "did not intend to disclose any patient information".
Royal Darwin Hospital has issued an apology for a privacy breach that led to confidential medical information belonging to about a dozen pregnant patients being shared to 28,000 followers on Instagram by a "medical observer" associated with the hospital.
In the letter sent to affected patients, RDH management said NT Health had been informed an overseas trained doctor attached to the hospital's obstetrics and gynaecology unit had posted to social media images and videos where "patient details were visible".
"The information visible about you from our handover sheet included your name, your hospital record number, the ward and bed number, the name of the consultant, the presenting problem, medical history, investigations, and plan of management," the letter said. assertive
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