ALT Elderly patient holding hands with a loved one in a hospital, highlighting Martha's Rule expansion in England's A&E departments.

ALT NHS graphic over a close-up photo of a healthcare worker in blue scrubs. Text reads: “Patient records contain some of the most private information people will ever share. We have seen too many cases of people abusing that trust, and enough is enough.”

ALT NHS graphic over a close-up photo of a healthcare worker using a computer. Text reads: “If someone is suspected of snooping, we cannot leave them in post with access to patients’ records while an investigation takes days or weeks. From now on, we will expect them to be suspended and have their access to NHS systems cut off immediately, while facts are established.”

ALT NHS graphic over a close-up photo of a healthcare worker at a computer. Text reads: “Anyone who thinks they can satisfy their curiosity by looking at a patient’s record should know this: they will be found out, they may lose their career, and could end up with a criminal record.”