Doctors using Snapchat to send patient scans to each other, panel finds

Report says NHS clinicians sending scans using photo messaging app is 'clearly insecure, risky and non-auditable'

Doctors are using Snapchat to send patient scans to each other, a panel of health and tech experts has found, concluding the "digital revolution has largely bypassed the NHS".

Clinicians use camera apps to record particular details of patient information in a convenient format, the panel said in a report, describing it as "clearly an insecure, risky, and non-auditable way of operating, and cannot continue".