Medical negligence firm Capsticks has apologised after mistakenly publishing personal data in a pitch to a potential new client.

The firm gave a presentation to Penine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust on 4th April. But rather than presenting dummy information, the firm used sensitive, personal data from another NHS Trust. The firm notified the trust concerned of its own mistake, apologised, reported itself to the ICO and locked itself in a cupboard with no supper. Unison, which represents many trust workers, also reported the firm to the ICO for what it called a "serious breach of the Data Protection Act".

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A spokesman for Capsticks said that the ICO was taking no further action as "minimal detriment" appeared to have been caused to the people whose details were splashed across the powerpoint presentation and because the matter was "contained due to prompt remedial action". He added that the employee involved was subject to "internal procedures". Or as one insider rather more prosaically put it, "heads are rolling over this".

Capsticks hasn't had the easiest time of it recently. A few weeks ago it fired a partner after discovering that he'd been ripping them off for years.