A medical student has been charged with illegally accessing the personal data of 46 people while she worked at the Princess Elizabeth Hospital.
35-year-old Rebecca Elliot appeared before Guernsey’s Magistrate’s Court on Monday morning. She spoke only to confirm her name and address.
The prosecution asked for a two-week adjournment so work can continue to explore potential relationships between the defendant and the people whose data she is accused of looking up. The defence agreed with the adjournment.
Miss Elliot was given unconditional bail until 9 March when she must report to the Magistrate’s Court again.
Few details were given about the alleged data offences in court, but Miss Elliot is facing eight charges of obtaining other peoples’ personal data “knowingly or recklessly, without the consent of the data controller”.
The charges are all contrary to Guernsey’s Data Protection Law which came in during 2017.
The alleged offences all occurred between October 2019 and October 2025.
HSC’s Director of Care Delivery, Elaine Burgess told Express that the alleged victims have all been contacted.
“A former member of Health & Social Care staff was arrested in February 2026 on suspicion of unlawfully accessing patient records. When this was initially discovered, the individual was immediately suspended and is no longer employed by Health & Social Care. We notified the affected individuals and offered support, informed the Office of the Data Protection Authority and referred the matter to the police.
“We recognise how upsetting and unsettling this incident has been for those affected, however, as this matter is now before the courts, we cannot comment further to avoid prejudicing active legal proceedings.”
A spokesperson for Guernsey Police reiterated that each of the alleged victims have been contacted by Health & Social Care, and the matter has also been referred to the Office of the Data Protection Authority.
