‘Flurry’ of whistleblowers raise concerns at troubled trust

A ‘flurry’ of whistleblowers have raised concerns about the culture within an NHS trust which is grappling with finance and governance problems, its directors were told today.

Staff at Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust have reported a “command and control” culture at the trust, which last week apologised to its employees for overtime payments made to board members for extra hours worked during the first peak of the pandemic.

It comes as the trust’s new chair and interim chief executive both pledged to communicate “openly and honestly” with staff.

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Source HSJ, 12 April 2021