Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE01605 · Session 4

Whistleblowing in the NHS - a safer way to report mismanagement and bullying

Closed Submitted 17 Mar 2016 Health
Signatures
0
121 online signatures with a country
Comments
4
Considered
7 meetings
in the Official Report

What it asks

Calling on the Scottish Parliament’s to urge the Scottish Government to establish an independent national whistleblower hotline for NHS staff to replace the current helpline. It would differ in that it would investigate reports about mismanagement and malpractice, often without recourse to NHS managers.

What the petitioner did first

I raised the matter with Kezia Dugdale MSP, but she has not replied to my e-mail. At the time I copied in Sarah Boyack MSP, Neil Findlay MSP and Jeremy Corbyn MP so I assume they are aware of my concerns. I also raised it with Ian Murray MP.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 15 Sep 2016
    Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    1 mention
  2. 24 Nov 2016
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  3. 9 Feb 2017
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  4. 2 Mar 2017
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petition
    1 mention
  5. 25 Apr 2017
    Health and Sport Committee
    Petitions
    1 mention
  6. 29 Oct 2019
    Health and Sport Committee
    Petitions
    1 mention
  7. 26 Jan 2021
    Health and Sport Committee
    Petitions
    1 mention

Signatures by country

121 online signatures
  1. Not given63 52.1%
  2. Scotland41 33.9%
  3. United Kingdom11 9.1%
  4. England4 3.3%
  5. Australia1 0.8%
  6. Wales1 0.8%

Comments

4 comments, oldest first
  1. Pete Gregson 18 Mar 2016
    Please sign
    - to change the NHS for Good!
  2. kevin Ferguson 18 Mar 2016
    Partnership has failed eg bullying levels stubborn at around 15 percent waiting lists debacle and iMatter not rigorous enough. We externally audit clinicnal and financial governance why not staff governance too?
  3. John Nolan 21 Mar 2016
    I am husband of an NHS emplyee who has formally whistleblown an incident involving the escape of fumes endangering an ongoing baby clinic. The report was tendentious, misleading and demonising of my wife. She now faces a so-called Stage 3 Dismissal procedure, simply a procedure twisted in order to help the board rid themselves of a troublesome, bu justified whistleblower. She would be happy to contribute her details and any other assistance to the petition before Holyrood.
  4. Dr John Wallace Hinton 22 Mar 2016
    Scottish democracy demands that the be accountability in all public services. This petition makes reasonable proposals to help ensure protection of Scottish Health Service staff and patients.