March 2022
Latest Freedom to Speak Up news and updates from the National Guardian’s Office
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Welcome from the National Guardian
Dr Jayne Chidgey-Clark
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International Women’s Day is a chance for all of us to reflect and celebrate the women who have had an impact on us, both personally and professionally.
I am grateful for all those inspiring women who have influenced me. This International Women’s Day, I hope you will take a moment to reflect on those women whose voices have had an impact on you.
Read Dr Jayne Chidgey-Clark's reflections on the importance of International Women’s Day below.
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Principles for Responding to Speaking Up
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The National Guardian’s Office is bringing together national bodies to develop an aligned, consistent and supportive response when workers speak up to them.
Together with the members of the Speak Up Partnership Group, we have developed 12 key principles to serve as a framework for national bodies to use as they work towards implementing and embedding policies and procedures to ensure that workers who speak up are supported and the right actions taken.
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Speaking Up – A Family’s Story
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Debra Hazeldine MBE shares her family's story and why speaking up is so important for the benefit of patients and families.
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Debra’s mother lost her life at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. Later, her father lost his life in completely different circumstances. Read Debra’s powerful story below.
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Guidance on Recording Cases and Reporting Data
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The NGO has published updated guidance on Recording Cases and Reporting Data.
Freedom to Speak Up Guardians are required to record all cases of speaking up that are raised with them. Guardians are expected to share data about their cases with the NGO to inform the national understanding of how Freedom to Speak Up is being implemented and trends and themes in speaking up.
This guidance will come into effect for all speaking up cases received after 1 April 2022. We urge leaders of healthcare organisations to support their guardians in submitting data.
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Keeping in touch during Freedom to Speak Up investigations builds trust
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At South Tees NHS Foundation Trust, a nurse spoke up to the Freedom to Speak up Guardian, Rick Betts, about a number of matters.
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In our latest 100 Voices story, you can read more about how Rick maintained communication throughout an investigation, and the positive outcomes that resulted from this speaking up case.
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