Doctor's receptionist shared patients' medical records to 'impress friends'

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A doctor's receptionist shared patients' medical records to 'impress his friends'. Arman Vyas, 23, was employed by two GP practices in the north of Glasgow and in East Dunbartonshire.Vyas accessed confidential reports and took screenshots which he sent to others including on social media app Snapchat.

Vyas also showed one of his victim's medical records at a bar which made her "distressed."His lawyer claimed that Vyas did not think what he did was illegal and he was "encouraged by others" to commit the crime.

Vyas pled guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.Sheriff Louise Arrol KC stated the case was "as close as a first offender can be to a custodial sentence." The Stirling University student was tagged for 20 weeks keeping him indoors between 9pm and 7am.He was also put under supervision for two years.

A three-year non-harassment order was granted which prohibits Vyas from contacting his victims. The court heard that Vyas was employed at the Glasgow practice between October 2021 and May 2022.