Disciplinary rules and procedures: health (Scotland)

Updating author: Julie Steele

Summary

• Provisions relating to disciplinary procedures are set out in the various handbooks. (See Agenda for Change; Hospital medical and dental staff and doctors in public health medicine and the community health service; and Consultants)
• Specific procedures apply to the suspension of employed medical and dental staff. (See Suspension of medical and dental staff)
• Mandatory codes of practice set out the standards expected of healthcare support workers and their employers. (See Code of practice for healthcare support workers)
• The Partnership Information Network policy on managing employee conduct sets out the disciplinary framework. (See PIN policies on conduct and capability)
• The National Clinical Assessment Service was established to promote good clinical performance by supporting NHS employers in dealing with concerns about doctors and dentists. (See National Clinical Assessment Service)
• Guidance is available on raising concerns about doctors to the General Medical Council. (See Guidance from the General Medical Council)
• The Nursing and Midwifery Council has published guidance on reporting nurses and midwives as unfit to practise. (See Unfitness to practise (nurses and midwives))
• The Incident Decision Tree assists employers when dealing with a healthcare professional who has been involved in a patient safety incident. (See Incident Decision Tree)
• Various guidance has been produced on alcohol and substance misuse. (See Alcohol and drugs)