Ethnicity and the experience of whistleblowing in the NHS 2014
Discussion paper
Lewis, D. 2021. Ethnicity and the experience of whistleblowing in the NHS 2014. London, UK Middlesex University.
Type | Discussion paper |
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Title | Ethnicity and the experience of whistleblowing in the NHS 2014 |
Authors | Lewis, D. |
Contributors | Lewis, G. |
Abstract | In March 2014 a document was published entitled “The ‘snowy white peaks’ of the NHS: a survey of discrimination in governance and leadership and the potential impact on patient care in London and England”. Like previous as well as subsequent reports, this pointed to evidence which strongly suggests that less favourable treatment of BME staff in the NHS has serious consequences for the effective running of the NHS as well as negatively impacting on patient care. In June 2014 the Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt, appointed Sir Robert Francis Q.C.to chair an independent review into creating an open and honest reporting culture in the NHS. The Review was established in response to ongoing disquiet about the manner in which health service employers dealt with whistleblowers and the concerns they raised. In recent years, unsafe treatment and care had been exposed but there was evidence that NHS staff felt unable to speak out or were ignored when they did (Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry 2013). Indeed, in 2013 the health service staff survey revealed that only 72% were confident that it would be safe to raise a concern . |
Research Group | Law and Politics |
Publisher | Middlesex University |
Place of publication | London, UK |
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Apr 2021 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 26 Apr 2021 |
Accepted | Jun 2015 |
Output status | Published |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Restricted |
Language | English |
Department name | School of Law |
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