RESEARCH / VERSION 1.1 / 16 OCTOBER 2026
Public Health Wales NHS Trust
Health-focused procedure with confidential self-referral and treatment leave under other leave policies.
| Field | Evidence |
|---|---|
| Reference period | 2022-09-06 approved; published 2022-09-12 (version 3, PHW49) |
| Coverage | Wales |
| Status | Published document examined; internal operation unconfirmed |
| Source-check date | 2026-10-16 |
| Document | Public Health Wales NHS Trust — Substance Misuse (Drugs and Alcohol) Policy |
| Confidentiality | Presence: explicit; conditions: not separately assessed. Confidential handling and records specified. [Source: 4.5; 5.2] |
| Voluntary disclosure | Presence: explicit; conditions: not separately assessed. Early help encouraged and confidential Occupational Health self-referral offered. [Source: Policy statement; 5.2(3d)] |
| Treatment leave | Presence: explicit; conditions: condition or scope recorded. Treatment time agreed under attendance or annual-leave policies. [Source: 5.2(6)] |
| Relapse | Presence: explicit; conditions: condition or scope recorded. After a lapse the process restarts with a clear timeframe; disciplinary action remains possible. [Source: Appendix 2, PDF p15; diagram visually examined] |
| Return to work | Presence: explicit; conditions: condition or scope recorded. Meeting before return and agreed actions shown in flowchart. [Source: Appendix 2] |
| Impairment and safety | Presence: explicit; conditions: not separately assessed. Support ordinarily used; suspected unfitness at work triggers separate safety/disciplinary process. [Source: 5.2–5.3] |
| Occupational health | Presence: explicit; conditions: not separately assessed. Individual confidential guidance and onward referral provided. [Source: 4.5] |
| Treatment-time routes | attendance policy, annual leave |
| Treatment pay | not stated — Treatment time follows other policies; no separate pay term in section 5.2(6). |
| Treatment-pay check scope | Fresh primary-source recheck on 2026-10-16 and structured recode. |
| Currency | Public availability does not confirm that this is the current operative HR policy. |
Presence and conditions
| Provision | Presence | Conditions / scope |
|---|---|---|
| confidentiality | explicit | not separately assessed |
| voluntary disclosure | explicit | not separately assessed |
| treatment leave | explicit | Treatment time agreed under attendance or annual-leave policies. |
| relapse | explicit | After a lapse the process restarts with a clear timeframe; disciplinary action remains possible. |
| return to work | explicit | Meeting before return and agreed actions shown in flowchart. |
| impairment safety | explicit | not separately assessed |
| occupational health | explicit | not separately assessed |
Interpretation limits
Review due 6 September 2025; replacement status unconfirmed. Full policy including Appendix 2 diagram examined. The diagram also mentions unpaid leave for personal issues; this is not coded as an addiction-specific treatment entitlement.
Sources
- Substance Misuse (Drugs and Alcohol) Policy — See provision-level section locators.
Cite this record
Civil Liberties Action (2026). Recovery at work: Public Health Wales NHS Trust. Record wp-public-health-wales, version 1.1, 2026-10-16. https://cla-political-finance.copperchime4.chatgpt.site/databases/releases/2026-10-16-v1.1/records/workplace/wp-public-health-wales.html
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