On the final day of #SpeakUpWeek 2023, our Whistleblowing Champion Jason Taylor explains how staff can raise a concern in his latest video - m.youtube.com/watch?v=FXTdma… More here - spso.org.uk/spso #speakingup #learningfromconcerns

Great to hear about the NHS Education for Scotland (NES) Safety Discussion Cards being used in practice to support improvement @Davidwa13761355.

This #SpeakUp month is about #BreakingFTSUbarriers #FTSU guardians are trained to offer impartial, independent and confidential support You are not alone, speak to someone today #Speaktome Solent NHS Trust National Guardian's Office 💙 💚

During #SpeakUpWeek, the big event of the week was a live panel discussion which took place on Thursday 5 October 2023. We have shared a recording of the session in case you missed it or if you would like to recap on the discussions. Watch it here: inwo.spso.org.uk/speak-week

⏳ The countdown is on! Just four weeks to go until our SPSO Conference takes place on Thursday 16 November 2023 . Have you secured your ticket? Check out our exciting agenda and buy tickets on our website here: spso.org.uk/spso-conference #SPSO23

A shocking statistic - NHS Practitioner Health is available by self referral for all doctors, dentists and, where there is a barrier to accessing confidential care, all other NHS staff

🙌🎉 We are so looking forward to our SPSO Conference tomorrow at Scottish Gas Murrayfield where we have over 230 delegates signed up to join us. If you are attending tomorrow, we would love for you to share your photos using the hashtag #SPSO23. Excited to see you all tomorrow!

Since #SpeakUpWeek we have collected valuable feedback, such as: - more clarity on who should lead SUW in boards - the theme must be manageable - how to target people who aren’t engaged with the whistleblowing process. Send your thoughts to [email protected]

The Independent National Whistleblowing Officer has been operational for two years. In 2022-23 Annual Report, we noted that we received 125 INWO cases. A spike in cases in Q4 was likely to have been the result of Speak Up Week raising general awareness: spso.org.uk/annual-reports

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If you are a clinician with an interest in human factors in healthcare or just interested in Humanfactors check out Fran Ives and her amazing series of podcasts - here’s just one example podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ergo-…

Thank you this rapid decision and for acknowledging the value and impact of NHS Practitioner Health on the careers and lives of so many NHS staff. We look forward to working closely with you as the review progresses Amanda Pritchard Dr Navina Evans

NHS staff who agreed with the statement “I would feel secure raising concerns about unsafe clinical practice” has hit a five-year low at 71% according to National Guardian's Office 💙

📢Calling all Healthcare workers in Scotland📷 #SpeakUpWeek is coming. Sign up below for one of our live events with #NHS Leaders taking place between 30/09 & 04/10! inwo.spso.org.uk/news/register-…… NHS Lothian NHS Grampian Public Health Scotland Scottish Ambulance

One of my favourite illustrators of organisational life is Virpi Oinonen / Business illustrator. Here she is highlighting wicked problems (messes). These are complex issues involving many interdependent factors, making them hard to define & understand fully & with no clear solution. Most of the issues we

🎉 Only 3 weeks until #SpeakUpWeek!🗣️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 healthcare workers, join us for free live events and help be part of the change. Sign up now and let’s create a culture of openness and safety together! 💪 🔗 inwo.spso.org.uk/news/register-… #NHSScotland #SpeakUp #HealthcareHeroes

We welcomes the report by Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) looking at temporary staff and #patientsafety. We echo their recommendation that leaders to ask themselves: How do you ensure that temporary staff know how to #speakup and that they feel safe to raise concerns?” nationalguardian.org.uk/2024/09/09/res…

Are you an overseas-trained NHS worker? Help shed more light on your reflections around speaking up by participating in the National Guardian's Office 💙 Speak Up review. Anonymous survey deadline extended to 3 October. Please see below ⬇️.

We can't believe it's less than two weeks until #SpeakUpWeek 🥳 Looking forward to hearing from NHS organisations about how you'll mark it. Don’t forget to tell us your plans! Check out our website for events, tips and more to come: inwo.spso.org.uk/speak-week

"We want everyone involved in providing health services at the Golden Jubilee to be confident that they will be supported through this process of raising a concern and also see a satisfactory outcome " - Callum Blackburn, Non-Executive Director and Whistleblowing Champion❤