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13/05/2009
Law 'there to help whistleblowers' |
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NHS whistleblowers can turn to the law for help, one expert has suggested.
Senior policy advisor Francesca West of Public Concern at Work said that while regulations are not necessarily a guarantee that nothing will go wrong with whistleblowing, they do provide "a backdrop to try and enforce good practice".
"The law is there for when people have been victimised," she explained. "It gives an incentive to businesses that know about it."
Approximately 78 per cent of nurses are concerned that they could be victimised, have their careers adversely affected or suffer personal reprisals as a result of whistleblowing, a poll from the Royal College of Nurses showed this week.
While 99 per cent of registered nurses stated that they are aware of their responsibility to raise any fears about patient safety, less than half - 44 per cent - claimed they would feel confident enough to come forward without having to think about it twice.
Written by Pauline Adams |
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