3.2 As part of your role as a health assistant, you are required to document and report any legal and ethical breaches you encounter within the workplace.

You are required to report any breaches by completing the workplace breach report and by notifying the appropriate person in the workplace as per the organisational structure.

When completing your workplace breach reports, you must address the following:

• Who the breach has been reported by and their role
• Who within the organisation the breach will be referred to
• Description of workplace breach:
• What is the nature of the breach?
• How and where did the breach occur?
• Who was involved in the breach?
• Who is affected by the breach?
• Potential consequences of the breach to:
• The client
• The business
• The allied health professional involved in the breach

a) You are aware that an employee at your health service has accessed a client's records to obtain their phone number. The employee has contacted the client for personal reasons. Complete the below workplace breach report using this information and determine the appropriate person to report the breach to.
Workplace Breach Report
Reported by:		Date of report:
Role:		Breach reported to:
Description of workplace breach:
Potential consequence of the breach:
Suggested response to the breach:
Mandatory Reporting Requirements (if applicable)

b) A serious infection risk was identified in the workplace by a health professional, but mandatory reporting procedures were not followed. Complete the below workplace breach report using this information.
Workplace Breach Report
Reported by:		Date of report:
Role:		Incident reported to:
Description of workplace breach:
Potential consequence of the breach:
Suggested response to the breach
Mandatory Reporting Requirements (if applicable)