Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many investigations relating to employee relations, such as disciplinary grievance and dignity at work cases, have taken place relating to Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in each of the last three calendar years; and how many of those investigations resulted in (a) sanctions being given and (b) employees being dismissed by that Trust.

We have been provided the following information from Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust regarding investigations relating to employee relations in each of the last three calendar years.

- In 2014, there were 16 investigations relating to employee relations which included six dignity at work investigations and nine grievance investigations. Seven individuals were sanctioned and five employees were dismissed by the Trust as a result of these disciplinary investigations.

- In 2015, there were 16 disciplinary investigations, which included one dignity at work investigation and nine grievance investigations. Seven individuals were sanctioned and there were no dismissals as a result of these disciplinary investigations.

- In 2016, there were 21 disciplinary investigations, which included nine dignity at work investigations and six grievance investigations. Seven individuals were sanctioned and one employee was dismissed by the Trust as a result of these disciplinary investigations.