Abstract
It seems that barely a month goes by without whistleblowing in the NHS hitting the headlines. Stories such as the nurse struck off for filming patients undercover, staff unable to speak up about poor standards of care at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust and the Liverpool consultant forced to sign a gagging clause have all attracted the media spotlight. But when the attention has moved on to other scandals a more fundamental tale emerges: the need for clear guidance so that medical and healthcare professionals feel able to speak up about risks they observe at the earliest possible opportunity. In this article, we discuss whistleblowing in the NHS; describe what Public Concern at Work is doing to help organisations get it right; and set out a brief guide to the relevant law.
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