Patient safety, unsafe working conditions or poor training

Examples of concerns

• Unsafe care

• Poorly trained staff

• No response received to a reported patient safety incident

• Unsafe working conditions

Informal advice

• Freedom to Speak Up (FtSU) Guardians

• Local Freedom to Speak Up Champion

• National Whistleblowing Helpline: 08000 724 725

• Speak Up

• Protect - Speak up, stop harm: 020 3117 2520 / info@protect-advice.org.uk

Wellbeing support

• Wellbeing Champion - Guide to Health and Wellbeing

• Occupational Health

• Employee Assistance Programme (CareFirst)

• Staff Support Service (Psychological Medicine)

• OUH staff networks

• Chaplaincy

• Staff Side - Trade Unions (sharepoint.com)

What to do next

• If you can, raise the issue with your Line Manager / Lead Clinician

• Speak to your local Freedom to Speak Up Champion

• For independent advice call the National Whistleblowing Helpline

If your concern is not resolved

The FtSU Guardian can advise on the processes in the Trust: OUH Freedom to Speak Up Policy (sharepoint.com) [internal OUH link only]

Escalating a concern

Freedom to Speak Up (FtSU) Guardians

1. FTSU Local Guardian

2. FTSU Lead Guardian

3. Chief Assurance Officer

4. Non-executive Director (with lead responsibility for Freedom to Speak Up)

5. Care Quality Commission (CQC)

For more detail please visit:

Signposting formal employee concerns | Freedom to Speak Up (FtSU)