Summary
This National Guardians Office report analyses the themes and learning from their review of the speaking up culture at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals which was undertaken 2020.
The National Guardians Office received information indicating that a speaking up case may not have been handled following good practice. The information received also suggested black and minority ethnic workers had comparatively worse experiences when speaking up.
Based on focus groups and interviews with Trust workers, and analysis of internal processes and data, the report reviews information about the trust’s speaking up culture and arrangements and the trust’s support for its workers to speak up.
Content
The review found that work was underway to improve the organisation’s speaking up culture, but there were long-standing issues with the trust’s speaking up culture. There was a perception among some workers that speaking up was futile. Black and minority ethnic workers – and other groups – also reported facing barriers to speaking up.
The review also found that some workers who had spoken up to national bodies had variable experiences.
The report makes recommendations for actions which national bodies and the healthcare system as whole can take to support organisations, including bringing national guidance into line with good practice and make that guidance universally applicable.
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