RESEARCH / VERSION 1.1 / 16 OCTOBER 2026
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Provides rehabilitation and work adjustments while retaining disciplinary action for workplace impairment and repeated breaches.
| Field | Evidence |
|---|---|
| Reference period | 2026-10-07 (version 6.0; approved 2026-08-06) |
| Coverage | England |
| Status | Published document examined; internal operation unconfirmed |
| Source-check date | 2026-10-14 |
| Document | Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust — Alcohol and Substance Misuse (Staff) Policy |
| Confidentiality | Presence: explicit; conditions: not separately assessed. Informal management discussion should be identified as confidential. [Source: 10.1] |
| Voluntary disclosure | Presence: explicit; conditions: condition or scope recorded. Voluntary treatment should not automatically trigger discipline; only managers can refer to Occupational Health. [Source: 9.2.6; 9.2.8] |
| Treatment leave | Presence: explicit; conditions: condition or scope recorded. Schedules adjusted for recommended treatment; sickness follows absence policy. [Source: 9.2.12] |
| Relapse | Presence: explicit; conditions: condition or scope recorded. Circumstances and response considered; repeated relapses likely trigger absence or disciplinary action. [Source: 9.2.13] |
| Return to work | Presence: explicit; conditions: condition or scope recorded. Agreed rehabilitation programme may allocate other duties. [Source: 9.2.11–9.2.13] |
| Impairment and safety | Presence: explicit; conditions: not separately assessed. Voluntary treatment support distinguished from disciplinary response to impairment at work. [Source: 9.2.2; 9.2.8] |
| Occupational health | Presence: explicit; conditions: not separately assessed. Manager referral for fitness assessment and rehabilitation advice. [Source: 9.2.6; 9.2.8–9.2.11] |
| Treatment-time routes | work schedule adjustment, attendance policy |
| Treatment pay | not stated — Scheduling and absence routes; payment not established. |
| Treatment-pay check scope | Structured recode of v1.0 source-linked descriptions; not a fresh source check. |
| 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 | Voluntary treatment should not automatically trigger discipline; only managers can refer to Occupational Health. |
| treatment leave | explicit | Schedules adjusted for recommended treatment; sickness follows absence policy. |
| relapse | explicit | Circumstances and response considered; repeated relapses likely trigger absence or disciplinary action. |
| return to work | explicit | Agreed rehabilitation programme may allocate other duties. |
| impairment safety | explicit | not separately assessed |
| occupational health | explicit | not separately assessed |
Interpretation limits
Reviewed downloaded version 6.0 published 7 October 2026; older landing-page metadata was inconsistent. This entry uses the document version. Written commitments only.
Sources
- Alcohol and Substance Misuse (Staff) Policy — See provision-level section locators.
Cite this record
Civil Liberties Action (2026). Recovery at work: Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Record wp-surrey-borders, version 1.1, 2026-10-16. https://cla-political-finance.copperchime4.chatgpt.site/databases/releases/2026-10-16-v1.1/records/workplace/wp-surrey-borders.html
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