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Case Study: East of England Ambulance Service

Janice Scott joined the East of England Ambulance Service trust as the Lead Guardian in 2020, at a…...

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National Guardian's Office 29 November 2023

100 Voices: Incivility in the workplace

A worker raised concerns with Sylvia Gomes, the Freedom to Speak Up Guardian at East and North Hertfordshire…...

100 voices

Incivility

psychological safety

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National Guardian's Office 29 November 2023

My journey from mental health nurse to Guardian

Leeds and York Partnership Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity…...

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National Guardian's Office 28 November 2023

First Community Health and Care

In the 2022 NHS Staff Survey, 83% of workers at First Community Health and Care agreed with…...

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National Guardian's Office 28 November 2023

Dudley Integrated Care NHS Trust

In the 2022 NHS Staff Survey, Dudley Integrated Health and Care NHS Trust had the…...

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National Guardian's Office 28 November 2023

100 voices: Why I became a Freedom to Speak Up Champion

Someone was appointed within the hospital without an interview. A few team members including myself pointed out the…...

100 voices

champions

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National Guardian's Office 23 November 2023

Technological Solution to Speaking Up at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

The speaking up culture at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust has developed positively since 2017, with…...

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National Guardian's Office 21 June 2023

The Impact of Leadership Visibility at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Acting on feedback, Freedom to Speak Up Guardian at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Joanne Burton,…...

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National Guardian's Office 8 June 2023

Freedom to Speak Up Guardians in Primary Care

Modality Partnership was formed in 2009 and consists of 130 partners over 50 primary care sites nationally. Our…...

primary care

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National Guardian's Office 25 May 2023

PPE hub provides physical and psychological safety at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Freedom to Speak Up team at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT) took the opportunity to…...

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National Guardian's Office 27 April 2023

Increasing Guardian availability to meet the needs of workers

During the COVID-19 pandemic, a staff experience survey at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust included feedback that “the…...

HSJ Awards

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National Guardian's Office 13 April 2023

Embedding Freedom to Speak Up into business as usual

At Royal United Hospitals Bath (RUH), Freedom to Speak Up Guardian Louisa Hopkins has been working to…...

HSJ Awards

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National Guardian's Office 28 March 2023