> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.assuric.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Incidents overview

> Tag an incident as clinical, data security or both, and see what each record holds and how it links to hazards and risks.

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  **Quick summary**

  * One incident log serves **Clinical Safety** and **Privacy & Security**, and each incident shows in the areas ticked for it.
  * You can link an incident to a hazard if it's clinical, or a risk if it's about data security, from its *Incident Details* sheet.
  * Severity levels, their meanings, statuses and incident causes are all customisable.
</Note>

From **Privacy & Security**, the log opens with *Security* selected, and you link incidents to risks in your [risk register](/privacy-security/risk-register).

## What counts as an incident

* Tick *Clinical Incident* if it has clinical harm implications.
* Tick *Data Security Incident* if it affects the confidentiality, integrity or availability of data.

Tick both if both apply, and the incident appears in each area. You must tick at least one.

## What you record

Each incident has a customisable *Status* and these fields:

* *Severity*: hover over a level to see its definition, or customise the levels and their meanings.
* *Root Cause Analysis*: write it in the incident, or attach it as evidence.
* *Source*: where it was reported, such as *Staff Report* or *Trust Page Report*.
* *Cause(s)*: pick from your incident causes (separate from your hazard log's), or add one with **Create New**.

## Link to hazards and risks

In an incident's *Incident Details* sheet, click **Link or add hazards** under **Clinical Details** or **Link or add risks** under **Data Security Details**, then pick an existing one or create one.

## Related articles

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  <Card title="Create an incident" icon="siren" href="/privacy-security/incidents">
    Add an incident and fill in its record.
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  <Card title="Manage your incident log" icon="list-filter" href="/privacy-security/managing-incidents">
    Filter the log and track each incident to closure.
  </Card>
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