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Culture Review of Ambulance Trusts

Listening to Workers – A Speak Up Review of Ambulance Trusts in England was published in…...

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National Guardian's Office 27 February 2024

Freedom to Speak Up for students

Hello, we are Farhana and Robina and we work within the Faculty of Medicine and Health (FMH) at…...

Speak Up Month

Students

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National Guardian's Office 31 October 2023

Peter Molyneux

This year there have been a number of shocking cases come to light about NHS care that reinforce the…...

LGBTQ+

Speak Up Month

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National Guardian's Office 30 October 2023

Reflections on the role regulators play in Speaking Up

Freedom to Speak Up policies have been around for a long time now. Although it’s a term…...

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National Guardian's Office 24 October 2023

Protecting your workers from detriment

I’m Andy Noble, Head of Speak Up at NatWest Group. I have been with the company for 39…...

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National Guardian's Office 20 October 2023

Speak Up Culture in the Fire Service

The Speak Up culture in the fire service has been a discussion point for several years. As…...

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National Guardian's Office 19 October 2023

Breaking barriers: Building trust and inspiring change for NHS bank workers

At the heart of any workforce lies the bedrock of trust. This is an indispensable and fundamental…...

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National Guardian's Office 17 October 2023

Lifting the barriers to speaking up

As Protect – the UK’s whistleblowing charity – celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, we’ve…...

Speak Up Month

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National Guardian's Office 16 October 2023

Maternity Investigations: What have we learnt?

Having worked in and around maternity services for over 30 years, I have had a long and…...

Speak Up Month

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National Guardian's Office 9 October 2023

Reflections on Freedom to Speak Up

Sometimes we’re so busy moving forward we overlook how far we’ve come. I’m reminded of this as…...

detriment

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National Guardian's Office 21 June 2023

Reflections on Trans Day of Visibility

I am Stephanie Hayward, Freedom to Speak Up Guardian. I am a Registered Mental Health Nurse. I am…...

trans day of visibility

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National Guardian's Office 28 March 2023

Jayne’s First Year Reflections

I cannot believe it has been a year since I took up the role of National Guardian. This…...

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National Guardian's Office 14 December 2022