Freedom to Speak Up

The Speaking Up Guardians work alongside the Trust’s leadership teams to support the organisation in becoming a more open and transparent place to work, where all staff are actively encouraged and enabled to speak up.

Note: If you wish to make a complaint related to patient care and treatment, please consider speaking with our Patient Advise and Liaison Service.

If colleagues need to raise a concern, they can speak with any of the following team members:

• Your line manager or supervisor
• Speak up guardians and champions
• Your tutor or Education Lead
• Qi & Governance teams
• Health and Wellbeing
• NHS Fraud
• HR team
• Guardians for Safe Working
• Trade Union
• EDI team
• Professional Nurse Advocate (PNA) or Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA)
• Patient Safety team

Alternatively, independent advice can be sought through the National Whistleblowing Helpline on 0800 072 4725.

If a colleague, or former colleague, wishes to raise a concern:

If possible.please speak initially to your line manager or contact the Speaking Up helpline on 01302 644300 or contact the confidential email service on dbth.guardian@nhs.net

For further information on raising a concern with the Speaking Up Guardian and the process, click here.

Speaking Up publications

• DBTH Freedom to Speak Up Policy
• DBTH Freedom to Speak Up Strategy

Our Speaking Up Guardians are:

• Paula Hill (Lead)
• Zoe Lintin (Executive Lead for Speaking Up and Chief People Officer)
• Jon Ginever (Freedom to Speak Up Guardian)

Our DBTH Speaking Up Champions Information and Agreement guidance can be viewed here.

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