Security breach fears over 26 million NHS patients 

The medical records of 26 million patients are embroiled in a major security breach amid warnings that the IT system used by thousands of GPs is not secure.The Information Commissioner is investigating concerns that records held by 2,700 practices - one in three of those in England - can be accessed by hundreds of thousands of strangers.GP leaders said the breach had “potentially huge implications” and could see family doctors flooded with complaints.