FoI Number
2023-760
Subject
Disciplinary Action
Date Received
06/03/2024
Request and Response

Please provide the following information:

  1. Between January 2018 and present date, for each time a staff member was given a first and final warning for any of the reasons of performance, inappropriate patient care, breach of confidentiality, error relating to patient care, malice relating to patient care, or verbal abuse of a patient or colleague, please provide copies of the individual records/documentation relating to the incident(s).
  2. Between January 2018 and present date, for each time a staff member was dismissed for any of the reasons of performance, inappropriate patient care, breach of confidentiality, error relating to patient care, malice relating to patient care, or verbal abuse of a patient or colleague, please provide copies of the individual records/documentation relating to the incident(s).
  3. If copies of the records cannot be provided in any given case for points 1 and 2, even with redactions, then please provide a detailed description of the offending conduct of the staff member involved

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