Speak Up Month 2024 - National Guardian's Office

Summary

For this October’s Speak Up Month, our theme is Listen Up

Every year in October we celebrate Speak Up Month – a month to raise awareness of Freedom to Speak Up and make speaking up business as usual for everyone.

For this October’s Speak Up Month, our theme is Listen Up and we will focusing on the power of listening, and the important part which listening plays in encouraging people to feel confident to speak up.

Confidence to speak up comes from knowing that if you speak up, you will be listened to and that appropriate action will be taken. We all have a part to play in listening to one another with respect and compassion.

Speak Up Month is an opportunity for leaders at all levels to show they are here to listen and their commitment to fostering a Speak Up, Listen Up, Follow Up culture in their team or organisation.

We are encouraging everyone– to complete the Freedom to Speak Up Listen Up Elearning and make a Listen Up Pledge.

To show that you are here to listen, and your visible support of Freedom to Speak Up, take part in “Wear Green Wednesdays” throughout October – share your green ties, nails, socks and outfits on social media using the hashtag #WearGreenWednesday.

Throughout October we will be sharing blogs, vlogs and videos examining the impact of listening well on worker wellbeing, patient safety and quality of care.

If you would like to get involved in Speak Up Month, whether that’s by contributing a blog, a message of support or your own listening up story, do get in touch and follow along on this website.

Only by listening to understand can we take the action needed for speaking up to make a difference