Yorkshire Ambulance Service investigates possible record access

Yorkshire Ambulance Service has launched an investigation after audits identified two possible instances in which staff accessed or tried to access medical information concerning William Chapman without a legitimate reason, the trust said. It has reported the concern to the Information Commissioner’s Office and told Chapman’s family it will keep them informed as the inquiry proceeds. The trust said the possible access involved two staff members and information related to the incident in which Chapman died. Its audit identified an information governance concern, but the investigation is intended to establish what happened and the actions of those involved. The trust has not reported a conclusion establishing whether either person accessed the information or whether any access was unauthorised. Chapman, 24, died on October 10 after entering an Amur tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster. At an inquest opening hearing on October 15, a coroner’s officer said Chapman climbed two fences and suffered multiple traumatic injuries following an interaction with the tiger. A provisional postmortem finding cited multiple traumatic injuries after an animal interaction; a...