Drug and alcohol tests of graduate paramedics revealed in Ambulance Victoria data breach

Privacy watchdog will be asked to investigate after information became available for all employees to view on the staff intranet

The confidential drug and alcohol test results of graduate paramedics were available for every Ambulance Victoria staff member to view under a significant breach that has been reported to the state’s privacy watchdog.

The Ambulance Victoria chief executive, Jane Miller, confirmed on Friday afternoon that the “unacceptable” breach involved 600 test results relating to a “few hundred” people, and offered her unreserved apology to those impacted.

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Source: The Guardian