NHS: Compassionate Leave

(asked on 11th December 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what provisions are in place for NHS staff based at (a) Quarry House in Leeds and (b) Richmond House in London to have time off for duties as carers; and how many staff were given time off in each month in 2017 to date.


Answered by
Steve Brine Portrait
Steve Brine
This question was answered on 19th December 2017

NHS England’s Leave and Employment Break Policy and Procedure provides for carers’ leave under the provision of Special (unplanned) Leave.

NHS England has staff based at Quarry House in Leeds, Skipton House in London and numerous regional offices across England. There are no staff based at Richmond House in London.

No data is available for staff based in London and regional offices.

Since January 2017 the number of NHS England staff whose main base is Quarry House in Leeds, that have requested special leave provision reclassified as carers leaves is less than five per month for each month of the year apart from October where it was five and July and December when there were zero requests.

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