Report reveals more NHS workers feel confident to speak up… and more are doing so Over the last two years over 19,000 cases of speaking up by NHS workers in trusts have been handled by Freedom to Speak Up Guardians. These include cases with an element of bullying and harassment and that have impacted on patient safety and quality of care.
A new report published by the National Guardian’s Office reveals that over the last year cases of speaking up to guardians have risen by 73 per cent, compared to 2017/18.
Of the 12,000 cases raised between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019, guardians reported that almost a third included an element of patient safety/quality of care, and just over forty per cent included an element of bullying/harassment.
A new report published by the National Guardian’s Office reveals that over the last year cases of speaking up to guardians have risen by 73 per cent, compared to 2017/18.
Of the 12,000 cases raised between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019, guardians reported that almost a third included an element of patient safety/quality of care, and just over forty per cent included an element of bullying/harassment.
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