Annual Speaking Up Data Summary
Speaking Up data - film summary for data collected 1April 2021 - 31 March 2022
Over 25,000 cases were brought to Freedom to Speak Up guardians throughout 2022/23 – a 25% increase on the previous year.
Despite an improvement in levels of anonymity, detriment for speaking up remains a concern. Although there has been a drop in percentage (to 3.9%) given the rise in numbers, this equates to 1,000 cases.
2022/23 speaking up data (Excel)On a quarterly basis, Freedom to Speak Up Guardians are expected to share non-identifiable information with the National Guardian’s Office about the speaking up cases raised with them. This information provides invaluable insight into the implementation of Freedom to Speak Up.
For detailed data reported to the NGO please see below
Q1 and Q2 2023/24 speaking up data (Excel)These reports reflect trends and themes from the speaking up data in previous years.
The data Freedom to Speak Up Guardians submit provides invaluable insight into the implementation of the Freedom to Speak Up.
The data also helps provide confidence – and assists in learning and improvement – for the colleagues and organisations they support, and other Freedom to Speak Up Guardians.
NHS England use this data, along with other indicators and intelligence, to inform their thinking around where to offer improvement support in relation to Freedom to Speak Up.
NHS England also upload this information to the Model Health System. Freedom to Speak Up Guardians and leaders can use this service to build a more holistic picture of their organisation’s speaking up culture.
Q1 (2023/24): Opens Monday 10th July 2023 and closes on Monday 7th August 2023
Q2 (2023/24): Opens Monday 9th October 2023 and closes on Monday 6th November 2023
Q3 (2023/24): Opens Monday 8th January 2024 and closes on Monday 5th February 2024
Q4 (2023/24): Opens Monday 8th April 2024 and closes on Tuesday 7th May 2024
Guardians will be able to add or amend data from 2022/23 during the reconciliation period, which will run alongside the Q4 window.
PortalThe use of data played a major role in Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust ’s efforts to improve their speaking up culture as Matt Asbrey, former Freedom to Speak Up Guardian at NHFT explains.
By triangulating the data provided from speaking up cases raised, pulse surveys and the results of the NHS National Staff Survey, Matt was able to better understand the experience of workers and identify areas for learning and improvement.
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