NHS employees access medical data from man attacked by tiger

Fbritish National Health Service (NHS) unitaries may have improperly accessed the medical records of William Chapman, the man who died attacked by a tiger in a zoo in England.

William Chapman, 24, visited Yorkshire Wildlife Park outside Doncaster last Saturday and entered the tiger enclosure. 

At the time, the establishment confirmed the occurrence of a “serious incident” and later that the man had died on the spot. 

The opening of an inquiry was then ordered, which indicated that the cause of death was “multiple trauma and interaction with an animal”.

It was also revealed that Chapman had a history of mental illness, including a diagnosis of schizophrenia and previous episodes of psychosis.

Now, as Sky News revealed, the Yorkshire ambulance service claims to believe that two employees have accessed or tried to access that patient’s “medical information” “without a legitimate reason to do so.”.

According to the company, the concern was identified after “proactive audits” and an investigation into the circumstances of the incident, which is ongoing.

The investigation of the incident was opened on Thursday, and it was established, however, that the man died due to “multiple traumas” after contact with the five-year-old male Siberian tiger called Altai.

This is not the first time NHS employees have accessed medical information in cases of major media repercussions without a legitimate reason.

In June, a child was attacked by a crocodile in a zoo and dozens of employees accessed his medical records.

It is also recalled that Leanne Lucas, survivor of the Southport attack, had her records improperly accessed and was only informed two years later.