The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) has launched a detailed guide for social work and social care staff on how to raise concerns in their workplace. As part of
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NHS whistleblowers who are not satisfied with internal investigations will soon have support from an independent whistleblowing officer. The Independent National Whistleblowing Officer (INWO), said to be a UK first,
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Harriet Harman has called for whistle-blowing hotlines to be set up in response to the “endemic” abuse against women. The veteran Labour MP said society needed to do more in
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Support for NHS staff who report concerns about malpractice or patient safety is to be expanded. The NHS Scotland Confidential Alert Line will become the Whistleblowing Alert and Advice Services
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NHS whistleblowers face being “fired, gagged and blacklisted” while disclosures go uninvestigated due to the healthcare regulator’s lack of powers and resources, a group of doctors, staff and patients has
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Whistleblowers applying for work in children’s social care will get protection against discrimination following a Government concession. The move comes amid concerns of a “critical gap” in existing legislation, which
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An NHS whistleblower who claimed she was badly treated by a hospital trust after alleging it had been fixing its death rates was treated unfairly, a report has found. Manager
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The Prime Minister is facing calls to guarantee that police and intelligence officers who give evidence over an alleged VIP paedophile ring in Westminster will not be prosecuted. It emerged
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New laws to protect NHS whistleblowers have been approved by peers. The move to outlaw NHS organisations discriminating against people who speak out in the public interest was recommended in
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The chairman of a review into the treatment of NHS whistleblowers has heard “shocking” stories about staff who were afraid to speak out and felt suicidal after their safety concerns
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