Speak Up Guardians

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1. What is the National Guardian Freedom to Speak Up?

   • Communication
   • Leadership
   • (and 1 more)

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     • Communication
     • Leadership
     • Just Culture

   By Claire Cox, 12 September, 2019

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   • 1,952 views
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   • 12 September, 2019

2. National Guardian Freedom to Speak Up: Annual report 2025/26

   • Speaking up
   • Whistleblowing
   • (and 2 more)

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     • Speaking up
     • Whistleblowing
     • Organisational culture
     • Organisational Performance

   By Patient Safety Learning, 29 May

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   • 499 views
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   • 29 May

3. NHS England: The future of Freedom to Speak Up (16 April 2026)

   • Speaking up
   • Organisational culture
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     • Speaking up
     • Organisational culture
     • Organisation / service factors
     • Staff support

   By Mark Hughes, 16 April

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   • 774 views
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   • Added by Mark Hughes
   • 16 April

4. Temporary workers, permanent voices: A Speak Up review (March 2026)

   • Speaking up
   • Organisational culture
   • (and 1 more)

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     • Speaking up
     • Organisational culture
     • Workforce management

   By Patient Safety Learning, 13 April

   • 0 comments
   • 258 views
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   • 13 April

5. The future of Freedom to Speak Up (February 2026)

   • Speaking up
   • Organisational culture
   • (and 2 more)

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     • Speaking up
     • Organisational culture
     • Organisation / service factors
     • Staff support

   By Patient Safety Learning, 17 March

   • 0 comments
   • 610 views
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   • Added by Patient Safety Learning
   • 17 March

6. NHS England stakeholder engagement on the future of Freedom to Speak Up

   • Speaking up
   • Safety culture
   • (and 1 more)

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     • Speaking up
     • Safety culture
     • Culture of fear

   By Patient_Safety_Learning, 2 February

   • 0 comments
   • 1,012 views
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   • 2 February

7. Future of Freedom to Speak Up: engagement pack

   • Speaking up
   • Safety culture

   By Patient_Safety_Learning, 28 January

   • 0 comments
   • 297 views
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   • Added by Patient_Safety_Learning
   • 28 January

8. National Guardian Office champions animation

   • Speaking up
   • Staff safety
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     • Speaking up
     • Staff safety
     • Organisational culture
     • Staff support

   By Mark Hughes, 15 October, 2025

   • 0 comments
   • 609 views
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   • Added by Mark Hughes
   • 15 October, 2025

9. National Guardian’s Office: Freedom to Speak Up Guardian Survey 2025 Thematic Review (11 September 2025)

   • Speaking up
   • Staff safety
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     • Speaking up
     • Staff safety
     • Organisational culture
     • Data
     • Staff support

   By Mark Hughes, 15 September, 2025

   • 0 comments
   • 994 views
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   • Added by Mark Hughes
   • 15 September, 2025

10. Listening and learning: Amplifying the voices of overseas-trained workers, a review of the speaking up experiences of overseas-trained workers in England (1 May 2025)

    • Speaking up
    • Staff support
    • (and 3 more)

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      • Speaking up
      • Staff support
      • Organisational culture
      • Workforce management
      • Recruitment

    By Patient Safety Learning, 1 May, 2025

    • 0 comments
    • 760 views
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    • 1 May, 2025

11. Your role as a Freedom to Speak Up Non-Executive Director or Trustee (22 July 2024)

    • Board member
    • Speaking up
    • (and 2 more)

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      • Board member
      • Speaking up
      • Whistleblowing
      • Training

    By Patient-Safety-Learning, 26 July, 2024

    • 0 comments
    • 852 views
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    • Added by Patient-Safety-Learning
    • 26 July, 2024

12. National Guardian’s Office: Listening to the silence - What does the Staff Survey tell us about speaking up in the NHS? (24 July 2024)

    • Speaking up
    • Staff safety
    • (and 6 more)

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      • Speaking up
      • Staff safety
      • Survey
      • Organisational culture
      • Safety culture
      • Reporting
      • Staff factors
      • Culture of fear

    By Mark Hughes, 24 July, 2024

    • 0 comments
    • 1,695 views
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    • Added by Mark Hughes
    • 24 July, 2024

13. National Guardian's Office Strategy 2024 (18 July 2024)

    • Speaking up
    • Staff support
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      • Speaking up
      • Staff support
      • Organisational culture
      • Staff safety

    By Mark Hughes, 19 July, 2024

    • 0 comments
    • 826 views
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    • Added by Mark Hughes
    • 19 July, 2024

14. Culture is a patient safety issue: A summary of speaking up to Freedom to Speak Up Guardians (National Guardian's Office, 18 July 2024)

    • Speaking up
    • Staff support
    • (and 3 more)

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      • Speaking up
      • Staff support
      • Organisational culture
      • Data
      • Staff safety

    By Mark Hughes, 18 July, 2024

    • 0 comments
    • 2,011 views
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    • Added by Mark Hughes
    • 18 July, 2024

15. National Guardian Freedom to Speak Up: Case studies

    • Speaking up
    • Whistleblowing
    • (and 3 more)

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      • Speaking up
      • Whistleblowing
      • Organisational culture
      • Staff safety
      • Staff support

    By Patient Safety Learning, 28 June, 2024

    • 0 comments
    • 892 views
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    • Added by Patient Safety Learning
    • 28 June, 2024

16. Caring with Confidence: Let's talk about speaking up (NMC, 26 October 2020)

    • Speaking up
    • Communication
    • (and 4 more)

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      • Speaking up
      • Communication
      • Organisational culture
      • Maternity
      • Midwife
      • Nurse

    By Patient Safety Learning, 5 February, 2024

    • 0 comments
    • 1,026 views
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    • 5 February, 2024

17. Speak Up Listen Up Follow Up podcast (October 2023)

    • Speaking up
    • Staff support
    • (and 2 more)

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      • Speaking up
      • Staff support
      • Staff safety
      • Organisational culture

    By Patient Safety Learning, 3 October, 2023

    • 0 comments
    • 1,124 views
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    • 3 October, 2023

18. A summary of speaking up to Freedom to Speak Up Guardians: 1 April 2022 - 31 March 2023 (National Guardian's Office, 6 July 2023)

    • Speaking up
    • Staff support
    • (and 3 more)

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      • Speaking up
      • Staff support
      • Organisational culture
      • Data
      • Staff safety

    By Patient Safety Learning, 7 July, 2023

    • 1 comment
    • 1,243 views
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    • Comment by Steve Turner
    • 11 July, 2023

19. National Guardian’s Office: Fear and futility - What does the Staff Survey tell us about speaking up in the NHS (8 June 2023)

    • Speaking up
    • Staff safety
    • (and 6 more)

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      • Speaking up
      • Staff safety
      • Survey
      • Organisational culture
      • Safety culture
      • Reporting
      • Staff factors
      • Culture of fear

    By Mark Hughes, 9 June, 2023

    • 0 comments
    • 1,393 views
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    • Added by Mark Hughes
    • 9 June, 2023

20. National Guardian Freedom to Speak Up: Increasing Guardian availability to meet the needs of workers

    • Speaking up
    • Staff support
    • (and 1 more)

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      • Speaking up
      • Staff support
      • Organisation / service factors

    By Sam, 28 April, 2023

    • 0 comments
    • 1,096 views
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    • Added by Sam
    • 28 April, 2023

21. Implementation of ‘Freedom to Speak Up Guardians’ in NHS acute and mental health trusts in England: the FTSUG mixed-methods study (August 2022)

    • Speaking up
    • Staff factors
    • (and 6 more)

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      • Speaking up
      • Staff factors
      • Staff support
      • Research
      • Organisational culture
      • Leadership
      • Recommendations
      • Implementation

    By Patient Safety Learning, 28 February, 2023

    • 0 comments
    • 1,573 views
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    • 28 February, 2023

22. Listening to workers: A Speak Up review of ambulance trusts in England (23 February 2023)

    • Ambulance
    • Organisational culture
    • (and 7 more)

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      • Ambulance
      • Organisational culture
      • Speaking up
      • Whistleblowing
      • Bullying
      • Culture of fear
      • Discrimination
      • Staff factors
      • Leadership

    By Patient Safety Learning, 24 February, 2023

    • 0 comments
    • 1,066 views
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    • 24 February, 2023

23. National Guardian's Office Annual Report - Making Speaking Up business as usual (12 January 2023)

    • Whistleblowing
    • Speaking up
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Whistleblowing
      • Speaking up
      • Organisational culture

    By Patient-Safety-Learning, 12 January, 2023

    • 0 comments
    • 820 views
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    • Added by Patient-Safety-Learning
    • 12 January, 2023

24. Stuck in a lift with Freedom to Speak Up Guardians: Speak Up month (October)

    • Speaking up
    • Whistleblowing
    • (and 3 more)

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      • Speaking up
      • Whistleblowing
      • Communication
      • Organisational culture
      • Staff support

    By Patient Safety Learning, 28 October, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 847 views
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    • 28 October, 2022

25. Blog - We need to accept the risks in health care and to talk openly about them (October 2022)

    • Speaking up
    • Transparency
    • (and 5 more)

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      • Speaking up
      • Transparency
      • Organisational culture
      • Whistleblowing
      • UK
      • Staff support
      • Safety II

    By Patient-Safety-Learning, 6 October, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 797 views
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    • 6 October, 2022