4819 FOI REQUEST - Disciplinary proceedings for staff use of social media and
instant messaging apps
1. *How many people working at the trust have been subject to disciplinary proceedings
for their use of instant messaging apps (e.g. WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger,
Snapchat)?
No staff have been subject to disciplinary proceedings for their use of instant
messaging apps.
2. *How many people working at the trust have been subject to disciplinary proceedings
for their use of social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram)?
Year
Number of Cases
Sanction
Informal
Written
No
Action
Warning
Action
2010
0
0
0
0
2011
0
0
0
0
2012
0
0
0
0
2013
2
0
1
1
2014
3
1
1
1
2015
1
0
1
0
2016
0
0
0
0
2017
1
0
1
0
Due to the small number of cases involved, the job titles of the staff members
concerned have not been included above due to the potential for these individuals to
be identified. What has been provided, however, is a summary of the seven cases
below:
Staff Group
Number of
Cases
Midwife
4
Healthcare Assistant
3
*Please tell me, for each case, the job title of the staff member concerned (e.g. junior
doctor, consultant, nurse, and administrative staff) and which sanctions were applied (e.g.
dismissal, formal warning, referral to professional regulator).
I would prefer to receive the information electronically, and in either Excel or CSV format.
Should this request be likely to breach the costs limit set out in section 12 of the FOI Act, I
would like the information for the most recent calendar years in turn, going backwards until
the cost limit is reached.