NHS security breach probe demanded

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Channel 4 News obtained a copy of the letter, addressed to Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair, calling for a criminal investigation into Medical Training Application System (MTAS) security breaches.

Doctors fear that a leaking of personal details could not only put them at risk, but could potentially allow others - in the "worst case scenario" paedophiles - to impersonate them.

A copy of the letter is being sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

The letter said that doctors are "assiduous" in protecting their personal details.

The Government's revamp of the Modernising Medical Careers programme has come in for heavy criticism, in particular over MTAS - the online part.

It has been criticised for being badly designed, for a lack of posts and over the shortlisting procedure.

Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt was urged to resign by the Conservatives earlier this month as she apologised over the latest blunder in the Government's beleaguered system for recruiting junior doctors to specialist posts.

Two separate lapses recently saw Channel 4 News claim applicants' personal information could be freely accessed.

The Department of Health has said it was investigating claims that doctors were able to read each others messages on the site, after it emerged that highly confidential information about applicants was available for anyone to read.