Matt Hancock clueless about confidentiality breach at his own GP surgery

Health secretary heard saying he should have known' about video consultation breach

The health secretary was caught on a live microphone admitting he was unaware of a data breach involving confidential patient information at his own GP practice until asked about it at a virtual conference.

Babylon Health, a telemedicine company that enables people to have GP consultations over video chat, admitted to the breach on Tuesday night. A software error in the company's app had led to patients being presented with recordings of other users' consultations with their doctors. At least three patients were affected, the company said, and none of them had viewed the videos.