NHS whistleblowers need more protection, expert warns

NHS whistleblowers need more protection, expert warns Protections for NHS staff to speak out about wrongdoing may be insufficient to prevent another big scandal like that at the Mid Staffordshire hospital trust, an expert has told BBC News.

Sir Robert Francis led the inquiry into hundreds of patient deaths at Stafford Hospital more than a decade ago.

He says despite subsequent attempts to encourage whistleblowing, some still pay a heavy price for speaking up.

And this victimisation discourages others from coming forward.

See also:

• NHS whistleblowers need to be better protected by the law, says BMA The Guardian