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or loss to the claimant. This should be borne in mind
by organisations when a complaint or claim for an alleged or actual breach of data privacy legislation is received, particularly where the matter is seemingly
trivial and/or exaggerated in nature.
Mr. George E Murty
Consultant Ear, Nose & Throat
(ENT) Surgeon
MBChB, MD, FRCS, FACS
The hardening stance of the courts in relation to such
claims should not, however, be relied on by organisations to avoid carrying out proper practices, including:
l Maintaining appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure security of processing. Examples of simple and effective measures may include:
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Mr George Murty is a Consultant Ear Nose & Throat
specialist based in the East Midlands, where he is the
Chairman of the Leicester Nuffield Medical Advisory
Committee, and senior consultant in the ENT department
of University Hospitals Leicester.
His private practice is based at the Leicester Nuffield Hospital, the
Leicester Spire hospital, and his chambers at The London Road Clinic
Automatic email verification
Multi-factor authentication
Implementing robust password policies
Not storing personal data for longer than necessary
Encrypting personal data where necessary
Keeping regular secure backups
Regular penetration testing, and
Effective and frequent cyber-security training for
employees.
in central Leicester.
Mr Murty specialises in the treatment of the whole spectrum of ENT conditions including nose and sinus diseases, voice and swallowing problems,
chronic cough, deafness, imbalance, functional rhinoplasty, snoring, NIHL
and children’s ENT.
His expertise covers;
O Noise Induced Hearing Loss
O Whiplash
O Tinnitus
O Nasal trauma
O Voice and swallowing disorders
O Paediatric ENT
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Balance, smell, taste and deafness post accident/injury
His personal chambers are equiped with advanced balance, audiology and
smell testing facilities.
l Purchasing cyber insurance for your business, and
Mr Murty undertakes expert witness work within his field of ear, nose and
l Ensuring there are appropriate policies and
throat diseases. He has extensive experience preparing medicolegal reports
procedures in place covering any processing and sharing of personal data. Robust incident-response policies and guidance should also be in place so your
business has a roadmap in the event of a data incident
or cyber-attack.
for both claimant and defendant, and on joint instruction. He has authored
over 6,250 reports and has appeared in courts as an expert witness.
His experience covers occupational injury, personal injury, medicolegal
negligence and employment tribunal work.
Contac
ntact Mr Mur
Murty Tel: 0116 238 8140
Email: camurty@gmail.com - Website: www.entexpertmedicolegal.co.uk
Forest House, Station Road, Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, LE9 2EN
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Dr Phil Mason
Consultant Nephrologist
BSc (Hons) PhD MB BS (Hons) FRCP.
Dr Philip Mason is a Consultant Nephrologist,
at Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Foundation
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Trust and Hon Senior Lecturer at the
University of Oxford.
Dr Mason looks after the full range of renal,
dialysis and transplant patients with special interests in lupus,
vasculitis And transplantation.
Dr Mason is;
Clinical Lead for Nephrology, 2009-2017.
Lead for medical transplantation, 2005-present.
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Medicolegal Work
Dr Mason has undertaken Medicolegal work since 1998.
Sample (anonymised) Reports available on request.
Contact:
Sheila Otway - Secretary
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Submission by January 15th
Tel: 01865 228659
Email: phil.mason@ouh.nhs.uk
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Oxford Kidney Unit, The Churchill Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7LE
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