Ambulance Victoria data breach reveals drug and alcohol tests of graduate paramedics
The confidential drug and alcohol test results of graduate paramedics were available for every Ambulancestaff member to view under a significant breach that is set to be reported to the state’s privacy watchdog.
In the member email, the union said the private information included the full names of graduate paramedics, when they were tested, whether the result was positive or negative, and, if positive, the substance that had been detected. According to the email, signed by the union’s general secretary, Danny Hill, and the assistant secretary, Olga Bartasek, the union had also requested an urgent meeting with Ambulance Victoria to discuss the breach.
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