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A pharmacist who “inappropriately” accessed her former husband’s medical records on at least five occasions without any clinical justification has been warned by the General Pharmaceutical Council.

The regulator’s investigating committee found Kiran Rachel Lombardo breached four of its standards after she was given a final written warning by her employer Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust having gained access to the records "contrary to NHS and her employer’s settled data protection policies".

She also accessed the medical records of her family members on a number of occasions “with only their verbal consent”. 

The committee heard she told the police she had accessed the records and they gave her a formal warning in May last year for two offences of unlawfully obtaining the personal data of her husband, specifically on two occasions – July, 8, 2022 and October 8, 2023.

Lombardo breached GPhC standards covering professional judgement, behaving in a professional manner, maintaining patient confidentiality and privacy and demonstrating leadership. She also breached section 170 of the Data Protection Act 2018.

The committee warned Lombardo that accessing patients’ medical records “with no clinical need” undermined public trust and confidence in the profession and gave her a warning which will be published on the register for 12 months.

“Any similar conduct will be likely to result in further regulatory action,” it said.