RESEARCH / VERSION 1.1 / 16 OCTOBER 2026
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Treats reported problems as health issues and defines different responses to lapse and relapse.
| Field | Evidence |
|---|---|
| Reference period | 2021-05 (version 1.2) |
| Coverage | England |
| Status | Published document examined; internal operation unconfirmed |
| Source-check date | 2026-10-16 |
| Document | Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust — Alcohol and Substance Misuse Policy |
| Confidentiality | Presence: explicit; conditions: condition or scope recorded. Consent-based information sharing; missed appointments and support decisions may reach management. [Source: 5.3; 6] |
| Voluntary disclosure | Presence: explicit; conditions: not separately assessed. Self-referral to Occupational Health, GP or services encouraged. [Source: 5.1] |
| Treatment leave | Presence: explicit; conditions: condition or scope recorded. Rights/benefits safeguarded during treatment absence; rehabilitation follows attendance policy. [Source: 5.4; 7] |
| Relapse | Presence: explicit; conditions: condition or scope recorded. Unaffected performance after lapse prompts support review; relapse or impaired performance engages relevant procedures. [Source: 5.2; 8] |
| Return to work | Presence: explicit; conditions: condition or scope recorded. Joint rehabilitation plan may incorporate ongoing treatment and reviews. [Source: 7] |
| Impairment and safety | Presence: explicit; conditions: not separately assessed. Health support distinguished from immediate action when unsafe to work. [Source: 5.2; 6; Appendix C, incident-management flowchart] |
| Occupational health | Presence: explicit; conditions: not separately assessed. Accepts self and manager referrals and coordinates specialist support. [Source: 5.3] |
| Treatment-time routes | attendance policy, rights and benefits safeguard |
| Treatment pay | not stated — Existing rights and benefits safeguarded; no distinct paid-time entitlement established. |
| 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 | Consent-based information sharing; missed appointments and support decisions may reach management. |
| voluntary disclosure | explicit | not separately assessed |
| treatment leave | explicit | Rights/benefits safeguarded during treatment absence; rehabilitation follows attendance policy. |
| relapse | explicit | Unaffected performance after lapse prompts support review; relapse or impaired performance engages relevant procedures. |
| return to work | explicit | Joint rehabilitation plan may incorporate ongoing treatment and reviews. |
| impairment safety | explicit | not separately assessed |
| occupational health | explicit | not separately assessed |
Interpretation limits
Review due May 2024; approval fields remain blank. Main policy and linked DOCX appendices A–C examined, including visual inspection of Appendix C. Other HR policies and actual practice were not assessed.
Sources
- Alcohol and Substance Misuse Policy — See provision-level section locators.
- Appendix A: Addressing Deteriorating Performance or Attendance
- Appendix B: Indications of alcohol and drug related problems
- Appendix C: Incident Management Flowchart
Cite this record
Civil Liberties Action (2026). Recovery at work: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. Record wp-salisbury, version 1.1, 2026-10-16. https://cla-political-finance.copperchime4.chatgpt.site/databases/releases/2026-10-16-v1.1/records/workplace/wp-salisbury.html
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