FoI Number
2024-607
Subject
Staff Disciplinary Action
Date Received
11/01/2024
Request and Response
  1. From January 2018 to present date, the number of times disciplinary action was initiated against a member of staff in your health board

32 times

  1. From January 2018 to present date, the disciplinary actions taken against members of staff in your health board broken down by date, staff role, reason for action, and action taken

2018:

Reason for action

Action taken

Attendance & Performance

Employee resigned - no further action

Clinical incident

No case to answer - no sanction

Negligent practice

To be reported to Prof body - Employee resignation

Professional Conduct / practice

Supported Improvement Plan agreed

Unprofessional conduct / personal behaviours

To be reported to Prof body - Employee resignation

Unprofessional conduct towards colleague /

manager

Informal - Improvements Required

2019:

Reason for action

Action taken

Behaving in an inappropriate and

unacceptable manner towards another staff

member

Redeployed to other area with consent

Breach of NMC Code of

Conduct/PGD/Training Issues

1st and final warning

Breach of patient data and inappropriate

use of Social Media

Letter of concern

Inappropriate behaviour

To be reported to Prof body - Employee resignation

Performance issues

Employee resigned - no further action

Performance issues

Letter of concern

Performance issues/Attendance

1st written warning

Professional conduct

Employee resigned - no further action

2020:

Reason for action

Action taken

Allegations of drinking alcohol at work

Letter of concern

Breach of confidentiality

Informal - Supported Improvement Plan agreed

Not following proper procedure & PPE

Advice plus rudeness towards other

members of staff

Letter of concern

Professional conduct

To be reported to Prof body - Employee resignation

Reports to police re reckless driving

Final written warning

2021:

Reason for action

Action taken

Breach of data

1st written warning

Breach of data

1st written warning

Drug error

Letter of concern

2022:

Reason for action

Action taken

? False Information on App form

To be managed under Capability

Aggressive behaviour

Letter of concern

Breach of data

To be managed under Capability

Inappropriate behaviour -  personal /

professional conduct

Employee resigned - no further action

Inappropriate communication to members of

the wider MDT

Informal resolution

Professional competence

Employee resigned - no further action

2023:

Reason for action

Action taken

Breach of data

No outcome as yet - still under investigation

Misconduct/misuse of board  systems

1st and final warning

Professional conduct

1st and final warning

Theft

Letter of concern