Impaired Collegue

🔑 Key Priorities

• Protect patient safety and ensure fair process

• Involve senior staff and follow institutional policy

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🧠 Team Actions

Role	Task
Team Leader	Remove clinician from clinical environment if unsafe
Supervisor	Notify consultant/DMS and initiate documentation
Support Staff	Protect confidentiality and wellbeing

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🧭 Management Algorithm

1. Immediate patient safety comes first: remove colleague from care role

2. Ensure respectful, private conversation

3. Notify senior staff (consultant, DMS, HR)

4. Document facts objectively

5. Do not allow confrontation or speculation

6. Support for affected team members and the impaired colleague

7. Follow local reporting and remediation policies

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🔄 Ideal Crisis Flow

          Suspected Impairment at Work
                    ↓
       Immediate Action to Protect Patients
                    ↓
        Remove from Duty + Notify Supervisor
                    ↓
     Document Objectively + Refer per Policy
                    ↓
         Support All Staff Involved + Debrief