An urgent investigation has been launched by the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital Trust into how confidential patient records, which were being transported to Exeter from Torbay Hospital, ended up on the side of a road.
Two courier bags containing a small number of medical records were found by a member of the public on the A379 near Powderham Castle on Wednesday.
The RD&E Trust say they understand that their own courier service was being used to carry the documents.
They say they take patient confidentiality very seriously and are deeply concerned the packages...
