Wednesday 08 May 2024
Internal Reference Number: FOI_6929
Date Request Received: 21/12/2022 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 18/01/2023 00:00:00
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Request Summary: alcohol and other substance use in employees
Request Category: Students (Educational)
| Question Number 1: Does your authority have a distinct policy covering alcohol and/or other substance use by employees of the authority? If so, on what date was this policy implemented? What policy did this supersede? Please provide a copy of your current alcohol and substance use policy. | |
| Answer To Question 1: Current Substance Misuse policy reviewed on 08/03/21 introduced 03/11/2016 please see attached To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below:  Alcohol and Substance Misuse Policy.pdf Indications of Alcohol and Drug Related Problems.pdf | |
| Question Number 2: Does your authority’s current occupational health policy include sections or subsections which cover the use of alcohol and/or other substances by employees of your authority who are registered healthcare professionals, including but not limited to alcohol and/or substance addiction and/or impairment at work due to substance use? If so, on what date was this policy implemented? Please provide a copy of your current occupational health policy | |
| Answer To Question 2: As detailed in Q1 above | |
| Question Number 3: What policy within your authority covers performance management issues related to alcohol and substances within the workplace, including but not limited to impairment at work due to alcohol or substance use, and/or criminal activity either during or outside of work hours related to alcohol and substance use? On what date was this policy implemented? Please provide a copy of the current policy in which this information is included. | |
| Answer To Question 3: As detailed above impairment at work due to alcohol is managed under the Substance Misuse Policy and/or Disciplinary Policy – Disciplinary Policy Attached implemented May 2021 To accompany this answer to question 3 please also see the documents listed below: Disciplinary Policy.pdf | |
| Question Number 4: If there is a concern regarding a registered healthcare professional employee’s alcohol or substance use, please outline the process applied within your authority for dealing with the issue, with reference to pathways for the employee concerned, and who has responsibility for decision making for any given pathway the employee is placed upon, and how decisions are made as to how the pathways are implemented. | |
| Answer To Question 4: Impairment outside work/allegations against staff are managed under the Allegations against Staff Policy and Disciplinary Policy where applicable To accompany this answer to question 4 please also see the documents listed below: Addressing Deteriorating Performance or Attendance.pdf Appendix C - Incident Management Flowchart.pdf Allegations Against Staff Policy.pdf | |
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