FOI/25/173

Request

1.      Sickness absence

The Bradford factor is a formula used by HR departments to calculate the impact of employees’ absences on an organisation.

 

Q1. Does your Trust/Board use Bradford Factor scoring as part of monitoring sickness absence?
We don’t use the Bradford factor scoring to monitor sickness.

 

Q2: 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)

LT - sickness for a continuous 4-week period.

ST - 4 separate episodes of sickness in a “rolling” 12-month period

The procedure for managing absence both triggers is outlined in the policy.

 

Q3: Does your Trust/Board’s record disability-related absence separately from sickness absence?
No. Confirmation to be given by a Senior HR Business Partner and EDI Lead.

No.  All staff who, during their employment become absent due to ill health, injury or disability will be supported to return to work and offered any reasonable adjustments that will enable them to maintain regular service.

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.

 

Q4: Does your Trust/Board have a disability leave policy?

-If yes, please provide a link to/copy of the policy.

https://hub.clch.nhs.uk/article/Disability-Policy-Code-of-Practice/_2fEX4

 

Q5: Does your Trust/Board offer paid disability leave?

No. Confirmation to be given by a Senior HR Business Partner and EDI Lead. Sickness policy includes details of leave i.e. for medical procedures, AL etc

 

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.

 

Q6: 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

 

Yes, Disability and Wellness Network

Yes, x2 Executive Sponsors

Yes, Network members

 

 

Q7: 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

We are currently recruiting for a Reasonable Adjustments Officer to support all staff.

 

4.      Reasonable adjustments process

Q8: Does your Trust/Board have a reasonable adjustments policy?

-If yes, please provide a link/copy

One is being developed.

 

Q9: Does your Trust/Board have a centralised budget for making workplace adjustments for disabled doctors/medical students?

Yes, for all staff adjustments.

 

Q10: 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)

Yes, central service to be launched later this month/next.