![]() Staff can also raise their concern with the independent Non-Executive director Jane Gaddum who can be contacted via email they feel they still have concerns or they feel the matter is so serious that they cannot disclose it with any of the above. If raising it with the line manager (or lead clinician or tutor) does not resolve matters or staff do not feel able to raise it with them, they can contact one of the Freedom to Speak Up Guardians (Kathleen Chambers or Jenny Smit) by email is an important role identified in the Francis Freedom to Speak Up review (2015) to act as an independent and impartial source of advice to staff at any stage of raising a concern, with access to anyone in the organisation including the chief executive, or if necessary, outside the organisation. We are supporting #SpeakUpToMe month this October.įollow us on Twitter: and keep up to date on how the Trust is getting involved in the campagin.įor more information, please e-mail many circumstances the easiest way to get a concern resolved will be to raise it formally or informally with the line manager (or lead clinician or tutor).īut where it is not appropriate to do this, the concern can be raised using any of the options set out below in the first instance. Included in this training package are short films which provide staff with further information. There is Freedom To Speak Up training available for staff and this can be found via ESR, (classified as Essential Training). a bullying culture (across a team or organisation rather than individual instances of bullying).suspicions of fraud (which can also be reported to our local counter-fraud team via NHS National Fraud and Corruption Reporting Line on 0800 028 40 60). ![]() lack of, or poor, response to a reported patient safety incident.inadequate induction or training for staff.Negative impacts on staff wellbeing and morale.Just a few examples of this might include (but are by no means restricted to): Staff can raise a concern about risk, malpractice or wrongdoing they think is harming the service we deliver. The Trust will look into any concern that staff raise and in doing so staff will have access to any support they need. Senior leaders and the entire Board at our Trust are committed to an open and honest culture and want to encourage staff to raise any concerns they might have at the earliest possible time. In fact, it is vital because it will help us to keep improving our services for all patients and the working environment for our staff. Ensuring that staff feel free to speak up about any concern they may have at work is really important.
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