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A senior NHS nurse was fired after warning the increased workload on her pressured staff had contributed to a patient’s death.
Linda Fairhall, 60, had an unblemished record of almost 40 years’ service when she turned whistleblower at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS trust.
After an employment tribunal upheld her claim of unfair dismissal, after a fight that took three years and £30,000 in legal costs, she said: “I was a victim of politics. I want to support others who speak out.”
A nurse since 1979, she became clinical care coordinator for the Hartlepool region in 2013, and was commended by the Care Quality Commission in 2015.
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Linda Fairhall, 60, had an unblemished record of almost 40 years’ service when she turned whistleblower at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS trust.
After an employment tribunal upheld her claim of unfair dismissal, after a fight that took three years and £30,000 in legal costs, she said: “I was a victim of politics. I want to support others who speak out.”
A nurse since 1979, she became clinical care coordinator for the Hartlepool region in 2013, and was commended by the Care Quality Commission in 2015.
NHS nurse sacked after warning increased staff workload led to patient's death
EXCLUSIVE: NHS hero Linda Fairhall, who has been a nurse since 1979, turned whistleblower at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS trust after staff workload was increased
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