NHS Wales Disciplinary Policy and Procedure

The principal aims of this policy are to:

• Improve and protect standards of care by providing an orderly means of correcting inadequate standards of conduct, attendance or behaviour at work.
• Provide a mechanism for dealing with any disciplinary issues that arise in a way that is fair, consistent, without discrimination and as quickly as possible.
• Ensure that managers, employees and their representatives are aware of their rights, responsibilities and obligations within the disciplinary process.
• Maintain the relationship between the employee and their manager.
• Ensure that no disciplinary action against an employee is taken until the case has been appropriately investigated.
• Ensure that all cases of suspected fraud or corruption are reported at the earliest opportunity to the “NHS Organisation” Local Counter Fraud Specialist (LCFS) or to the NHS Counter Fraud Service Team (CFS Wales).
• Ensure that where an issue is identified that relates to the protection of vulnerable adults (POVA) or the protection of children (POCA) it will be dealt with in accordance with inter-agency protocols and any relevant external and/or regulatory bodies as appropriate.