Member of staff felt unwell and collapsed at work last Wednesday. Was taken to hospital from the premises and discharged home. Been told by her manager that she won't be in work this week. She wasn't overcome by any release of gas or sustained any injury so, by my reckoning it's NOT reportable to HSE...am I correct in my assumption or should it be reported? Thanks!

I would do an investigation, anyway, and class it as an incident, I would not report this to RIDDOR,

Thanks folks...that's what I thought. (her manager is in contact with her so will check there is no pre-existing condition for Occ Health to look into if necessary).

The person was office based and normally employed full time. Not involved in any physical activities that day or handling of any chemicals etc and there was no additional heat sources making the room overly warm. She had complained of feeling unwell on arrival at the office and had been waiting for a relative to take her home when she appeared to faint. First aider on site put her in recovery position but out for several minutes so called an ambulance as she was disorientated when she did come round. Just had an update from the manager. The person had a pre-existing condition which the office manager was aware of and had consulted occupational health in the past. Had been fine for several years so felt condition was managed effectively by person as didn't normally affect their work. Mnager will speak to the person on their return to see of occupational health can provide additional support if required.

Yes, we have something similar and I normally get them passed on as well - though normally it's a referral from a phased return to work to check if they need any specialist equipment rather than the person being off for a couple of days sort of thing. Thanks to all who responded.