The medical records of hundreds of British soldiers are feared to have been lost in Afghanistan, it can be revealed, The Telegraph reports.
The laptops used by Army medics in theatre carrying the records of up to 1,300 troops were discovered to be missing in a recent equipment audit. The two missing laptops were Theatre Operated Medical Devices, issued by the Defence Medical Systems Team (DMST) to battalions being sent on tour, for use in treating casualties in field hospitals.
According to an official report, the blank laptops are often uploaded with the medical records of an entire battalion before being deployed on tour – up to 650 men.
