Saturday 21 December 2024
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8137
Date Request Received: 03/09/2024 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 01/10/2024 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Disability Support in NHS Trusts/Boards
Request Category: Health
| Question Number 1: Sickness absence The Bradford factor is a formula used by HR departments to calculate the impact of employees’ absences on an organisation. a) Does your Trust/Board use Bradford Factor scoring as part of monitoring sickness absence? b) Does your Trust/Board’s sickness absence policy include a threshold at which sickness absence triggers performance management action? -If yes, what is the threshold? (either days absent or, if used, Bradford Factor score) c) Does your Trust/Board’s record disability-related absence separately from sickness absence? | |
| Answer To Question 1: A) No B) Yes, Short-Term 3 Triggers in 12 month rolling period or 14 days (pro rata for P/T staff); Long Term – after 28 days absence (or expected to last over 28 days) C) Yes | |
| Question Number 2: Disability Leave Disability leave is a period of time off work for a reason related to an employee's disability; for example, to attend hospital appointments or to receive treatment, usually agreed in advance. a) Does your Trust/Board have a disability leave policy? -If yes, please provide a link to/copy of the policy. b) Does your Trust/Board offer paid disability leave? | |
| Answer To Question 2: A) No B) Yes | |
| Question Number 3: Championing disability Disability champions are people in roles that provide a personal lead and commitment to championing accessibility and opportunity for disabled people within their organisation. a) Does your Trust/Board have the following available to doctors and medical students: - A disabled staff/student network - A disability champion at a senior/Board level * - Disability advocates/champions with lived experience b) Do you have anyone who is employed in a paid role specifically to ensure that disabled doctors receive workplace support? - If yes, please provide a brief description of the job role | |
| Answer To Question 3: A) – Yes, Yes and Yes B) No | |
| Question Number 4: Reasonable adjustments process a) Does your Trust/Board have a reasonable adjustments policy? -If yes, please provide a link/copy b) Does your Trust/Board have a centralised budget for making workplace adjustments for disabled doctors/medical students? c) Does your Trust/Board have a single point of contact/centralised process for disabled doctors/medical students to request reasonable adjustments? -If no, please provide brief details of how individual employees can make requests for adjustments (e.g. via their line manager) | |
| Answer To Question 4: A) No (but is covered in attendance at work policy) B) No C) No, done as part of recruitment process and ongoing support of O/H department | |
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