RESEARCH / VERSION 1.1 / 16 OCTOBER 2026
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Offers voluntary support agreements, treatment absence and recovery-focused adjustments.
| Field | Evidence |
|---|---|
| Reference period | 2025-07-15 (version 1) |
| Coverage | England |
| Status | Published document examined; internal operation unconfirmed |
| Source-check date | 2026-10-14 |
| Document | Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust — Staff Alcohol, Substance and Other Drugs Use Procedure |
| Confidentiality | Presence: explicit; conditions: condition or scope recorded. Confidential welfare discussions; review information shared with managers with consent. [Source: 6.2.2; appendix 7, item 8] |
| Voluntary disclosure | Presence: explicit; conditions: not separately assessed. Employees encouraged to disclose voluntarily to a manager or trusted colleague. [Source: 6.1] |
| Treatment leave | Presence: explicit; conditions: condition or scope recorded. Authorised treatment absences and agreed time for treatment meetings. [Source: 6.1; appendix 7, item 2] |
| Relapse | Presence: explicit; conditions: condition or scope recorded. Support agreements address recurring problems; failure to benefit can end the agreement. [Source: 6.3.1; appendix 7, item 6] |
| Return to work | Presence: explicit; conditions: condition or scope recorded. Employment security after authorised treatment absence; agreed alternative duties during treatment. [Source: 6.4; appendix 7, items 3–4] |
| Impairment and safety | Presence: explicit; conditions: not separately assessed. Health approach distinguished from conduct/performance concerns affecting safety. [Source: 6.2.5; appendix 7, item 5] |
| Occupational health | Presence: explicit; conditions: not separately assessed. Occupational Health assessment, signposting and fitness advice included. [Source: 6.1; appendix 7, item 1] |
| Treatment-time routes | treatment time |
| Treatment pay | not stated — Authorised time; payment not separately verified. |
| 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 | Confidential welfare discussions; review information shared with managers with consent. |
| voluntary disclosure | explicit | not separately assessed |
| treatment leave | explicit | Authorised treatment absences and agreed time for treatment meetings. |
| relapse | explicit | Support agreements address recurring problems; failure to benefit can end the agreement. |
| return to work | explicit | Employment security after authorised treatment absence; agreed alternative duties during treatment. |
| impairment safety | explicit | not separately assessed |
| occupational health | explicit | not separately assessed |
Interpretation limits
Relapse coding concerns recurring-problem support, not a guaranteed number of further treatment attempts. Pay for treatment time not separately verified. Published commitments only.
Sources
- Staff Alcohol, Substance and Other Drugs Use Procedure — See provision-level section locators.
Cite this record
Civil Liberties Action (2026). Recovery at work: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. Record wp-tewv, version 1.1, 2026-10-16. https://cla-political-finance.copperchime4.chatgpt.site/databases/releases/2026-10-16-v1.1/records/workplace/wp-tewv.html
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