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A landmark report into NHS whistleblowing failed to help medics who have already suffered for speaking out, and sends out "exactly the wrong message", a prominent whistleblower has claimed.
The report, compiled by the respected lawyer Sir Robert Francis, recommended a string of reforms including the appointment of a new national officer for NHS whistleblowing, as well as whistleblowing "guardians" at every hospital.
However, paediatrician Dr David Drew said that by offering "no help to those who have suffered" the report would in fact have a "further deterrent effect on staff raising concerns".
A former clinical director at Walsall Manor Hospital, Dr Drew was dismissed in December 2010, having previously raised concerns about what he said were poor standards of care.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...ose-who-have-already-spoken-out-10046706.html
The report, compiled by the respected lawyer Sir Robert Francis, recommended a string of reforms including the appointment of a new national officer for NHS whistleblowing, as well as whistleblowing "guardians" at every hospital.
However, paediatrician Dr David Drew said that by offering "no help to those who have suffered" the report would in fact have a "further deterrent effect on staff raising concerns".
A former clinical director at Walsall Manor Hospital, Dr Drew was dismissed in December 2010, having previously raised concerns about what he said were poor standards of care.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...ose-who-have-already-spoken-out-10046706.html
