All Whistleblowers articles – Page 13
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NewsPHSO apologises to former NHS director for cover-up 'mistake'
Dame Julie Mellor writes personal apology to Helen Marks, former HR director at Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust Ombudsman resigned last week after failing to take action when she was made aware of cover-up by her deputy Mick Martin last year Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman yet to publish findings ...
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NewsCQC hires new whistleblowing guardian
Henrietta Hughes, a GP, is appointed as nation whistleblowing guardian Follows quick departure of the previous recruit The Care Quality Commission has appointed a new whistleblowing guardian, after the first recruit resigned within two months in post.
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NewsExclusive: Watchdog resigns over deputy’s sexual harassment cover-up
Dame Julie Mellor resigns after accepting she made mistakes in handling of correspondence over deputy Resignation follows the revealtion that she was made aware of a sexual harassment cover-up by Mick Martin in July last year Dame Julie resigned today after investigation into her conduct by Sir Alex Allan. ...
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CommentA new way forward for disciplinaries: the whistleblower's view
A senior NHS HR director and a sacked whistleblower join forces to make the case for reform
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Expert BriefingLintern’s Risk Register: Reducing workforce while demand is rising is unsafe
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern
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Expert BriefingLintern’s Risk Register: Why Nottingham favours in-house experts over consultancies
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern
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Expert BriefingLintern’s Risk Register: Listen and learn to save lives
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: Did doctors strike on a false manifesto?
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern
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NewsDeputy ombudsman's resignation payout revealed
The former deputy Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Mick Martin, who resigned in the wake of his involvement in a sexual harassment cover-up being exposed, received a payment of at least £67,500 after stepping down, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England to help 'blacklisted' primary care whistleblowers
NHS England launches re-employment scheme for primary care whistleblowers Patient experience director admits NHS has not given enough attention to whistleblowing at CCGs A new NHS England scheme aims to get primary care whistleblowers back into work, but a senior figure has admitted it needs to do more ...
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: War and peace
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Regulator to probe 'whistleblower' ambulance trust
REGULATION: NHS Improvement has launched an investigation into South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust, following allegations made by a whistleblower.
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: Two steps forward
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern
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HSJ LocalMidlands trust's handling of whistleblower 'significantly flawed'
WORKFORCE: A hospital trust’s handling of a whistleblower who raised concerns over the way mortality rates were recorded was “significantly flawed”, an independent review has found.
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: Common sense judgments, please
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: Shifting the blame on staffing levels?
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: The writing on the wall
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: Doing the right thing
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern
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NewsDeputy ombudsman resigns in wake of cover-up
The deputy parliamentary and health service ombudsman Mick Martin has resigned from his role at the NHS complaints watchdog after his involvement in covering up the sexual harassment of an NHS director was revealed by HSJ.
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NewsGovernment urged to close junior doctors whistleblowing loophole
The government should act to close a loophole in whistleblowing protection after a court ruled Health Education England’s relationship with junior doctors was outside the scope of employment law, HSJ has been told.