Pledges

To continue speaking up so that the work place can be a better place for us as employees, which improves patient care.

My pledge as a FTSU Champion is to always be available to listen in a non-judgemental way and to support and encourage the person speaking up

To work together with our FTSU Guardian at our organisation to encourage a speaking up culture and to share learning.

To encourage and support others to speak up whenever they need to, I will do this whenever I am talking to colleagues about incidents and delivering training.

To encourage people to speak up at my organisation.

To encourage colleagues to speak up by joining the FTSU team at my Trust, as an FTSU Ambassador.

To make sure that Freedom to Speak Up becomes a part of day to day practice.

I will always strive to be fair, consistent and considered, without bias in my role as Freedom to Speak up Guardian and ensure any concern raised to me is fully investigated and feedback is given.

To continue to foster and promote a positive speaking up and listening culture in the organisation to improve a safer environment for patients and staff

To always really listen to everyone I interact with and be supportive, their cheerleader. To always act in a way that ensures everyone feels able to speak up. We all need soul recharge at some point, we’re all responsible to make that happen

I will give good or bad feedback by telling the NHS organisation or service about it

To speak up and help others if they feel something is wrong or they do not feel comfortable. I will guide them in raising a concern and support them though out so that the trust can become a better work place for all.

If I hear, see or become aware of anything in the work place that I am in anyway concerned about, however trivial or major I will speak about it with my manager, senior person or my Freedom to Speak up Guardian.

I will always speak up as it is the right thing to do.

To speak up about anything I believe will bring about a better way or outcome for the NHS.

As a FTSU Ambassador, I pledge to support those who wish to speak up as I firmly believe that everyone has the right to be treated with kindness and to be a part of an organisation that values their contribution and differences.

To always speak up no matter how uncomfortable the situation is.

To always speak up for what is right and fair, and to give an ear and a voice to those that do not feel confident enough to speak up for themselves.

To always listen when people are speaking up and to always thank them for doing so.

To speak up when the need arises so as to keep myself and others safe.

I will speak up when I see opportunities to improve the services we provide and I will encourage and support others to do the same.

I will create an environment of free speaking, thanking staff for speaking up and always providing feedback.

To listen to colleagues & encourage them to speak up if they ask my opinion of whether they should. I will also speak up if something doesn’t seem right or could be improved upon.

I will listen to colleagues’ concerns and thank them for it.

I will remember that I can approach my line manager if there is something I am worried about, like safe practices etc.

I promise to encourage all my staff to speak up during meetings.

To ensure all voices are heard above the noise, and listened to.

To continue to listen, support and help my colleagues to speak up by pointing them to the right channel, and to speak up on behalf of colleagues who find it difficult to speak up for themselves.

To invite my Freedom to Speak Up Guardian to a team meeting. Seeing speaking up as an opportunity to make things better, rather than a problem to be put right. This is fantastic.

To continually promote Speaking Up across the services and teams I work with and that Speaking Up is the right thing do if we think there is something wrong or that could be improved.

To speak up for the vulnerable people in society that I have the pleasure of working with in my job role; to be a voice for those that cannot give their voice due to disability or language barriers; to speak against discrimination.

To listen to others. To speak up when I believe this will lead to improvement. To speak up to maintain a safe environment for patients and colleagues.

To try to speak up more.

I will always speak up in the best interest of the patients .

To work on improving communication between my own Department and others to improve patient imaging pathways and outcomes.

To be approachable, supportive and encouraging to anyone who seeks advice. I will endeavour to be available throughout any issues.

To speak up to protect, colleagues, service users, myself and the organisation.

To speak out, be brave and do the right thing.

To speak up when required to do so and act as an inspiration to others to ensure we do things right.

To speak up and to thank others that speak up to me and take in their feedback.

To always work to raise standards, improve services and reflect following service user feedback. To speak up to voice my concerns, safe in the knowledge that I can do this with support and confidence.

To invite a Freedom to Speak Up Ambassador to an RCN forum.

To help others to speak up.

To support staff and create a safe space for them to speak up. I will thank them for highlighting any areas of concern and will feedback any outcomes and learning. I will honour their confidentiality.

To speak up, to make a difference.

To speak up whenever I’m concerned.

To be true to myself, speak up

To speak up more if I have any concerns

To encourage others to speak out and be prepared to listen.

To help any colleague who should approach me with a complaint or problem.

Given my positive experience of whistleblowing, I will encourage others to speak up about workplace and other concerns whenever they occur.

To work to the best of my ability and always help others and speak out if any problems arise.

I will have no hesitation in speaking up knowing that the support is there.

Listen to both sides before making assumptions.

I will not stand by, I will communicate and signpost behavioural standards, create a supportive environment, seek opportunities to learn, train, improve accountability and transparency as we work towards an inclusive and zero tolerance culture.

To speak up if there’s anything that will be out of bounds and any substandard practice .

I am committed to assisting my colleagues and organisation in making a ‘Speaking Up Business as Usual’ culture, through enabling and supporting them to have courageous conversations, to improve the lives of their colleagues and friends at work.

To speak up about any issues that cause me concern.

To speak up whenever I feel something isn’t right or could be improved. I’m proud to be an advocate for patients and their families.

Not to be afraid to raise a concern for myself or others.

To always listen to others, to encourage speaking up and to be approachable.

To actively register any issues or concerns I have within my organisation and to contact the relevant person who needs to be alerted in order to support good practice and improvements.

To support staff and create a safe space for them to speak up. I will thank them for highlighting any areas of concern and will feedback any outcomes and learning. I will honour their confidentiality.

To speak up when necessary and to listen to others.

To always be available and approachable to all staff who need the time and safe environment to talk.

To speak up when it could benefit others even if I feel afraid. To notice and support others to do the same.

To speak up when I am aware of something that needs addressing that can harm or impact someone and if someone has behaved inappropriately.

To be here to listen and support all staff no matter what role they are in or what ‘band’ they are. I want our patients to have the best care possible and our staff to feel safe speaking up if they feel things are not going as well as they should be

To speak up and support improving service for our clients and staff

To have the courage to speak up if I see anything which is a cause for concern within my organisation and understand that if I do so I can help improve matters for everyone, staff and public.

Having learnt on speaking up, it is advisable to speak appropriately when there is a matter of concern in an organisation.

To raise any concerns in order to improve efficiency on ways of working practices.

Give feedback on the freedom to speak up training

To support those who wish to speak up but feel they cannot. I think that everyone has the right to be treated with kindness and to be part of a organistation that supports this.

To support staff to speak up where needed by reiterating the principals of Freedom to Speak Up.

To always speak up if I have any concerns.