Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 72071

NHS: Disciplinary Proceedings

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 10 September 2025

Question

Tom Morrison

Liberal DemocratCheadle

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all NHS Trusts allow accompaniment in any meeting where disciplinary action or dismissal is a potential outcome.

Answer

Karin Smyth
It is a statutory requirement that all workers are entitled to be accompanied by a work colleague or a trade union representative or official at any disciplinary hearing. This right applies to all National Health Service staff and is set out in the handbo...

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