The public Hospitals Authority for the Bahamas issued the following: The public Hospitals Authority (PHA) has launched a outlaw investigation into the leak and spreading on social media of a purported confidential document pertaining to clients of the Grand Bahama Health Services. The PHA has been assured that the matter which is now in the hands of the authorities will result in a swift and serious outcome for those who are engaged in the leak and circulation of this document. The public is advised that patient health records are confidential and cannot live released without the consent of the patient. Any transgress of this secrecy is punishable under the Data protection (Privacy of Personal Information) Act, and all persons found to have obtained unauthorized health information and forwarded this information, will be brought before the Court. Persons who find any and such information via email, WhatsApp or other media source are encouraged to delete not forward or portion this information with other persons. grand Bahama Health Services continues to maintain the strictest commitment to the secrecy of its patients and the protection of their health information. Source: The Bahamas Weekly