Annual Audit Letter
Visit the: audit letters archive page for information on previous years.
Annual Reports and Accounts
Visit the: annual reports and accounts archive page for information on previous years.
Appointment of External Auditor
Bribery Act
- CE Statement - Bribery Act
Disciplinary Policy
Following the tragic death of Amin Abdullah [staff member at Imperial College NHS FT] in 2015 and with oversight from the Trust’s Respect, Compassion and Wellbeing Programme Board, the Trust undertook a detailed review of the: Disciplinary Policy [pdf] 850KB to ensure that it promoted a culture of fairness and was in accordance with our values.
As a result of this commitment, significant improvements were made to our disciplinary procedures, all of which are underpinned by the revised Disciplinary Policy which was reviewed in partnership with staff-side colleagues to ensure it reflected our values and our commitment to making the Trust a great place to work, and met the recommendations as set out by NHSI. The Trust introduced a number of improvements in practice including:
- A pre-disciplinary decision tree checklist (modelled on just culture methodology) to ensure all formal investigations are proportionate to the concerns identified and only when all alternatives have been fully considered
- A service level agreement with defined roles, responsibilities including in relation to the health and wellbeing of the affected employee
- Defined timeframes for the completion of investigations, with performance being regularly reviewed against this SLA. The average length of time taken to resolve a case has now been halved
- Training for line managers leading on internal investigations
- Support for staff going through a disciplinary process which includes access to the Employee Assistance Programme, pastoral support, regular updates and Occupational Health if required.
- Sharing anonymised disciplinary outcomes with staff
We remain committed to achieving the overriding objective of enabling a fair, respectful and compassionate culture, and protecting the safety and wellbeing of our staff. We are seeking to continuously improve our processes in response to feedback and learning from best practice.”
Equality Delivery System (EDS) report
Freedom to Speak Up
- The Guardian Service Annual Report 2023-24 - Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
- LGT Freedom to Speak Up 6-month report (April-September 2023) – full document
- LGT Freedom to Speak Up 6-month report (April-September 2023) – cover sheet
- The Guardian Service Annual Report 2022-23 - Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
- 2023 Freedom to Speak Up Annual Report Board cover sheet
Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Act 2015
Adult Safeguarding Declaration
- Download here: Adult Safeguarding Declaration [pdf] 89KB
Safeguarding Children Declaration
- Download here: Safeguarding Children declaration pdf 159KB
Trust Expenditure
As part of the government’s commitment to improve the transparency of how public funds are used, NHS bodies are required to publish all expenditure over £25,000.
Expenditure over £25,000 since the Trust was formed (1 October 2013) is shown below. All documents are in the Microsoft Excel format.
2024/25
2023/24
- March 2024
- February 2024
- January 2024
- December 2023
- November 2023
- October 2023
- September 2023
- August 2023
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
2022/23
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
2021/22
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
Please see the Trust expenditure archive page for information on the years 2020/21-2013/14.