All Whistleblowers articles – Page 23
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CommentWhistle while you work - if you dare
Whisteblowing is publicly encouraged but privately still a dangerous business
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News'Whistleblowing' charter launched
A whistleblowing charter has been signed by health unions, employers and regulators, which pledges to support staff who raise concerns.
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NewsBMA calls for review of whistleblowing laws
The head of the British Medical Association has told HSJ he will push for a review of whistleblowing legislation.
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NewsStop gag on NHS whitleblowers - MP
NHS lawyers should not be able to gag whistleblowers from revealing damning information in the public interest, an MP has said.
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NewsDame Jo apologises for personal comments
Care Quality Commission chair Dame Jo Williams has apologised for sharing personal information about the alleged mental health of a board colleague during her evidence to the health select committee yesterday.
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HSJ LocalX-ray mistakes investigated at Midlands hospital
PERFORMANCE: A baby and an adult patient were wrongly subjected to an x-ray by hospital staff it has emerged after a whistleblower came forward.
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Comment
Readers' letters - 9 August 2012
A patient-centred service is a distant vision from Danny Boyle’s Olympic celebration
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NewsCQC inspector disciplined over Winterbourne whistleblower failure
A Care Quality Commission inspector has been disciplined for mismanagement of concerns raised by a whistleblower about Winterbourne View Hospital, the regulator’s internal review of the handling of the case has revealed.
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HSJ Local
Staffordshire Police call-off hunt for NHS whistleblower
WORKFORCE: Staffordshire Police has told HSJ no further action will be taken in the hunt for an NHS whistleblower who leaked information about a doctor accused of negligence.
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NewsWinterbourne View commissioners under fire
“Out of sight, out of mind” commissioning contributed to the abuse of patients at Winterbourne View Hospital going unchecked for more than four years, a serious case review has found.
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NewsConsultant quits over diagnostic 'failures'
A whistleblower has resigned from his job as a consultant at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, complaining about a “complete failure of corporate leadership” at the trust.
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NewsCQC whistleblower to stay on the board
The Care Quality Commission non-executive director who gave highly critical evidence to the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust Public Inquiry will stay on the regulator’s board, despite attempts by its chair to remove her.
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NewsAlder Hey Children's Trust responds to court case decision
Alder Hey Children’s Foundation Trust has told HSJ it recognises consultant surgeon Edwin Jesudason as a whistleblower.
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NewsHigh Court stops Alder Hey taking action against 'whistleblower'
A High Court injunction has been issued to prevent Alder Hey Children’s Foundation Trust from staging a meeting which could have led to the dismissal of a paediatric surgeon who had raised concerns about safety.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhistleblowing: the way ahead
Strong leaders are essential if future whistleblowers are to prevent harm
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Blogs
A death in a hostel
A personal account of managing a home for “difficult” elderly male patients.
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News'Public interest' whistleblowing law change criticised
NHS whistleblowers could be discouraged from speaking out by a proposed change in the law, HSJ has been told.
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NewsLansley looking forward to 'time when there are no more Mid Staffs'
The government and the law are on the side of NHS staff who raise concerns about patient care, the health secretary has said.
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Blogs
Playing to the whistle?
Are whistleblowers good people trying to do the right thing or are they persuing their own agenda, just trying to get someone else into trouble because they don’t like them or want their job?