Culture is defined by the worst behaviour tolerated, not the perks we enjoy.

"The regulatory logic is: assemble objective evidence and assess this against compliance to the standard or procedure, then search for the human cause close to the patient where the active failure occurred. This is not workable"

Interesting I can't really wrangle a news story out of this, and i clearly won't get any on record quotes so i will just post it on line I FOI'd NHS England to ask them about the decision made a few months back to end access to NHS Practitioner Health which has helped so many doctors

Less than 4 weeks until #SpeakUpWeek! Join us in promoting the freedom for staff to speak up in healthcare in Scotland! Sign up for events now: inwo.spso.org.uk/speak-week #SpeakWeek #NHSScotland #Safety #Wellbeing Public Health Scotland NHS Lothian

The post I made a couple of days ago on the differences between efficiency and productivity has been turned into a superb sketchnote & accompanying blog by Tanmay Vora ✍: qaspire.com/efficiency-and…. For those who couldn't open the original article by Avi Siegal, here's another link:

There's a growing understanding of the importance of empathy (the ability to understand, share & respond to emotions/perspectives of others) for leaders. For every competency that helps a leader become more empathetic you can draw a line that connects it with a better way of

#HSJpatientsafety - How can we create safety every day in a 'degraded system'? Aidan Rob Webster 💙 Andrew Murphy-Pittock Dr Dawn Benson & Jane O'Hara explore the importance of listening to key voices in a system under pressure for effective policy, good date and

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 ⬇️.

Day 2 #PatientSafety Patient Safety Congress & Awards Charles Vincent talking about varying levels of care

Charles Vincent opening #HSJpatientsafety Congress for day 2. We will be running Stream F - 'Making Human Factors everyday business' and on Stand 1 during the breaks where you can buy your Safety Culture Discussion Cards. Come and see us.

Exactly this time next week we will be kicking off our live free webinar with Rosemary Agnew, INWO and Caroline Hiscox, Chief Executive of NHS Lothian where they will discuss leadership and speak up culture. Will you be joining? Sign up : tinyurl.com/3n6jewej #SpeakUpWeek

The theme for #SpeakUpWeek is 'Enabling Speaking Up' with daily topics sitting under this theme. We have lots of information online explaining each of the topics. Keep an eye on our website every day next week for new content on each of the themes inwo.spso.org.uk/speak-week 🥳

At SAS, we recognise the importance of an open work culture and speaking up. #SpeakUpWeek 2024 is a fantastic opportunity to boost awareness with our staff on the processes for raising concerns within our workplace.

Professor Arturo Langa is one of our Non-Executive Directors and our Whistleblowing Champion. Here he shares why he thinks a speak up culture empowers us all #SpeakUpWeek #SpeakUpWeekPledge Scottish Public Services Ombudsman

"We need to create the space to listen and to do that really well. It's a leaders responsibility to really think about creating the conditions for allowing people to Speak Up". NHS Lothian Chief Executive, Caroline Hiscox shares her pledge for #SpeakUpWeek 2024 What's yours?

"Less than one in five were satisfied with their organisation’s response to whistleblowing" Dr Iain Kennedy of the BMA shares a blog on his research which highlights the challenges doctors in Scotland face when speaking up. Read: tinyurl.com/m2db56w BMA Scotland #SpeakUpWeek

✍️"We must all work towards a culture of openness in the NHS – and that must be one in which every doctor feels confident that they can speak up" Chair Dr Iain Kennedy writes about the challenges of whistleblowing in this blog for #SpeakUpWeek 👇

“My family life was held in limbo, I had teenage children at the time, I was struggling to keep my contract and I was in therapy.” An NHS Nurse shares her experience of whistleblowing and tells of how her concerns were not handled in the way she expected. While this was

Lots planned all over the country for Speak Up Month this year and our theme of #ListenUp