Healthcare & patient data

Data recovery for healthcare.

Patient data is some of the most sensitive there is, and losing access to it can stop a practice in its tracks. Based in Bristol, we provide healthcare data recovery for practices, clinics and care providers in Bristol and across the UK — handled in-house, by our own engineers, with the confidentiality and UK data residency that health data demands. Your patients’ data never leaves the UK.

Free 48-hour diagnostic
Handled in-house
No fix, no fee · most jobs
// in short

Patient data, recovered and kept private.

Practice servers, clinical databases and storage recovered by our own engineers — confidential, GDPR-compliant, and never leaving the UK.

Health data
GDPR special-category
Stays in the UK
Never sent overseas
NDA
On request
In-house
Never outsourced
// what we recover

Healthcare data we recover.

From a practice’s patient database to a clinic’s imaging archive — recovered in-house and kept confidential.

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Practice & patient systems

Local servers and databases behind patient-management and clinical-record systems.

02

Patient records & documents

Patient files, letters, scans and documents on failed drives, servers and NAS units.

03

Clinical & imaging data

Imaging, scans and clinical data stored on practice servers, NAS or external drives.

04

Care & pharmacy records

Records and systems for care homes, dental practices, pharmacies and private clinics.

05

Clinical databases

SQL Server and other clinical databases — repaired and recovered, not just copied.

06

Backups & archives

Archived patient data and backup drives that have become unreadable.

Related: Databases · Servers · NAS · Data security.

// confidentiality & GDPR

Patient confidentiality, protected.

Health data is special-category data under the UK GDPR, and we handle it accordingly.

Health data is special-category data under the UK GDPR — we treat it that way.
Your data never leaves the UK, and is handled only by our own engineers in-house.
ICO-registered (No. ZC173784) and compliant with the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.
NDAs and confidentiality agreements provided on request, at no extra cost.

More on how we handle your data: Data security & confidentiality.

// data residency

Your patient data stays in the UK.

For health data, where it goes matters. Some recovery firms forward drives to labs abroad; we don’t. Every healthcare recovery is carried out by our own engineers, in the UK, and your patient data is never sent overseas or to a third party. That keeps your data within UK jurisdiction and makes your own GDPR position straightforward, with a documented chain of custody available for your records.

// how it works

How it works for healthcare.

A secure path from failure to verified, confidential return.

01

Get in touch

Call, email or WhatsApp with what’s happened — we’ll advise on the safest next step.

02

Free diagnostic

Drop the device off by appointment or send it in insured; we confirm what’s recoverable.

03

Written quote

A fixed, written quote and turnaround before any chargeable work starts.

04

Recover & verify

We recover in-house, verify the data, and return it on fresh encrypted media or secure download.

For a NAS or server: take the drives out, label each with its bay order, and send the disks only — we image each read-only and rebuild virtually, so nothing is written to your data.
We don’t offer on-site recovery or collection. Drop drives off by appointment, or send them in fully insured by a tracked service.

Other sectors we work with: Legal · Finance · University & research · Business & enterprise.

// sending your device in

Two simple steps.

Send us your device for a free diagnostic, and tell us a little about what happened — an engineer will review it and confirm your exact quote in writing before any work begins.

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Send us your device

Recovering your data starts with getting the device to us. Pack it safely, add your contact details, and send it over — after we run a free diagnostic, we’ll confirm your exact price in writing before any work begins.

How to pack it
  • Package the device into a small, sturdy box or padded envelope.
  • Leave out caddies, cables and power supplies — we won’t need them for the recovery.
  • Include your details inside the package: name, address, phone and email — on a slip of paper, or use our shipping form — then seal it up.
Post toBristol Data Recovery
Castlemead, Lower Castle Street
Bristol BS1 3AG
Shipping formPDF · print & include with your devicePDF ↓

Posting it in? We recommend a tracked, insured service. Prefer to drop it off? You’re welcome Monday–Friday, 9am–5:30pm — please still package the device as above.

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Need more information?

If you need more information on our data recovery service, fill out the form with more detail about your issue and an engineer will review it and give you a custom quote.

An engineer reviews every enquiry personally — we usually reply within 30 minutes during the day. Prefer to call? 0117 332 1137.

Thanks — your message is in.

We’ll be in touch shortly. For anything urgent, call 0117 332 1137.

// faq

Common questions.

Quick answers to what people ask most.

Yes. Health data is special-category data under the UK GDPR and we treat it accordingly — handled only by our own engineers in-house, with an NDA on request, and never leaving the UK.

No. Every healthcare recovery is carried out by our own engineers in the UK. Your data is never sent overseas or to a third-party lab, which keeps it within UK jurisdiction.

Yes. We’re ICO-registered and compliant with the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, we handle health data as special-category data, and we can provide a documented chain of custody for your records.

Usually, yes. We recover and repair SQL Server and other clinical databases — rebuilding the data rather than just copying files — from failed servers and drives.

No — we don’t offer on-site recovery or collection. You can drop drives off by appointment or send them in fully insured. For a NAS or server, take the drives out and send the disks only.

It depends on the device: single drives are £300, RAID and NAS start from £500, and databases from £500 — all plus VAT, with a free diagnostic and a written quote first. No fix, no fee applies to most jobs.

Yes. We’re based in Bristol and recover patient and clinical data for practices, clinics and care providers in Bristol and across the UK. Drop devices off at our Bristol premises by appointment, or send them in fully insured — and your patients’ data never leaves the UK.

// practice system down?

Patient data inaccessible? Let’s recover it, privately.

Free diagnostic and a written quote — handled in-house, GDPR-compliant, and never leaving the UK.

Call us — 0117 332 1137
Mon–Fri · 9am–5:30pm · No fix, no fee
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