Vulnerable Clients – Who are they?
When my parents retired, they decided to make a “tree change” and moved away from the outer Melbourne suburbs where they had raised their family and spent most of their lives. They purchased a small home on a bush block and enjoyed the peace and quiet of...
Be Prepared for Winter – Good Infection Practices are not just for COVID
On the 11th March 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Although they downgraded the status of the pandemic from a ‘public health emergency of international concern' in May 2023, it still remains a global health risk. This means...
Managing a Data Breach in an Aged Care Setting
In our last blog post, we looked at what sensitive personal information is and how to appropriately manage this information to protect it from being disclosed to those who shouldn't have access. But what should you do if the worst-case scenario occurs and you have a...
Managing Sensitive Information in an Aged Care Setting | Cyber Security
May is celebrated as the security and privacy awareness month. While cyber security week is an opportunity for organisations to check how well their privacy practices stack up, it shouldn't stop there. We should continually monitor how well we are managing sensitive...
How to Archive & Dispose of Consumer-Related Sensitive Documents
We all have those documents that we either need to archive or dispose of correctly to avoid disclosing sensitive information. Although I now get most of my invoices or bills via email, I still find that I have a plethora of physical documents that include sensitive...
