Well...

...as the NHS is amongst the largest "businesses" in the world, then they are likely to make more cock ups. Then add up how many are employed in Local and National Goverment and it suddenly become apparent why.

Now combine that with the sort of information they handle and you can see why it causes a shitstorm.

However the fines should hit the Directors, then it's soon get sorted (well it won't really, they'll just sack the poor sod who did the typo)