All Whistleblowers articles – Page 3
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CommentThe Letby inquiry will not make any difference
In the aftermath of traumatic events, traditional inquiries lack patient-led insights including patient leaders in decision-making which could foster meaningful change in policy, regulation, and care models writes David Gilbert
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HSJ LocalTrust told it ‘lacks skills or integrity’ to carry out suicides review
A senior clinician has raised fundamental concerns about a trust’s probe into dozens of suicide cases, which was sparked by his allegations that staff had tampered with the notes of a patient.
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NewsTrust withheld key details of deaths, review finds
An ambulance service has pledged to overhaul how it makes disclosures to coroners after a review found that details of care failings were withheld in a number of cases.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: NHSE’s handling of Christie whistleblowing case faces judicial review
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News‘Beginnings of safety culture’ emerging at ‘cover-up’ trust
An ambulance trust at the centre of an inquiry into alleged cover-ups has shown signs of improvement, according to the Care Quality Commission.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Keeping the consultancies busy
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NewsExclusive: Trust execs accused of creating a ‘cult of the individual’
Regulators are probing a series of whistleblowing claims about the leadership culture of a trust which is rated ‘outstanding’ for its management, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalStaff suspended after ‘sleeping in patient’s bed’
Staff were suspended by their trust after they were found to have been sleeping in a patient’s bed, a Care Quality Commission report has revealed.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: What now for The Christie?
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HSJ LocalTrust leadership censured for ‘negative impact’ of focus on ‘reputation management’
The leadership rating of one of the NHS’s best known specialist trusts has been downgraded from ‘outstanding’ to ‘requires improvement’, despite inspectors praising the work of its medical director, nursing director and chief operating officer.
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HSJ LocalStruggling trust hit with CQC warning notice
A scandal-hit trust has been issued a warning notice over staffing levels in medical care.
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HSJ Local‘He tarnished my reputation’: whistleblower demands action against CQC accuser
A former adviser for the Care Quality Commission has called on the regulator to explain what action it has taken against the officials responsible for wrongly dismissing him after he raised whistleblowing concerns.
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News‘Cover-up’ fears over trust’s toxic culture
An independent group overseeing the reviews into a toxic culture at University Hospitals Birmingham have raised concerns over a possible ‘cover up’ of key reports.
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News'Spend wisely’ while tackling racism, says CQC director
The Care Quality Commission and other NHS agencies should “spend wisely” on “robust academic solutions” to overcoming racism and diversity problems, rather than turning to “outdated strategies” which don’t work, according to the lead of an internal review at the regulator.
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NewsCQC inspection teams lacked ‘correct expertise’, review finds
A review of the Care Quality Commission’s failures in a high-profile whistleblowing case says it needs to ensure clinicians with the “correct expertise” are placed on its inspection teams.
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NewsWhistleblowers ‘frustrated and disappointed’ by CQC, review finds
There is a “widespread lack of competence and confidence” in the Care Quality Commission on race and racism, while whistleblowing health and care staff were often “frustrated and disappointed” by how it responded to their concerns, an internal review has found.
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HSJ Local‘Covert filming could get you prosecuted’, trust warns staff after undercover exposé
An ambulance trust that was the subject of a documentary involving covert filming by an employee has warned staff they could be subject to ‘disciplinary action and even prosecution’ if they take this type of action.
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NewsTrust spent £680k in failed attempt to fight whistleblower
A trust spent £460,000 on legal fees trying to fight a patient safety whistleblowing case that it lost, it can be revealed.
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NewsWe let down manager who suffered racial discrimination, says Pritchard
Amanda Pritchard has told NHS England staff the organisation ‘let down’ a senior nurse who suffered racial discrimination, and its handling of her concerns was ‘inadequate’.
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CommentRacism: Some HR teams get it and some don’t
In light of NHS England recently losing an employment tribunal case against a senior black nurse on grounds of race discrimination and whistleblowing, Roger Kline casts light on learnings from the case for NHS board members and HR departments