Question reference: S6W-25747
- Date lodged: 4 March 2024
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Current status: Answered by Neil Gray on 14 March 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many disabled members of NHS Scotland staff have been subject to formal disciplinary processes in each of the last five years, and what process is in place to ensure that (a) disabled staff members are treated fairly under conduct policies and (b) disciplinary action takes any disability or health condition into consideration.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold the requested information that may be available from each Health Board as employer.
The NHSScotland workforce policies and their supporting documents set the standard for employment practice for all NHS Boards in Scotland. They have been developed with full consideration of equality and diversity impacts and to reflect fair work principles. Our expectation is that these policies are applied with a person centred approach to positively impact on eliminating discrimination and to advance equality of opportunity across all protected characteristics.