Days after being told he will lose his job in just four weeks, North East Ambulance Service whistleblower Paul Calvert has launched a Crowdfunder as he looks to challenge his treatment.
Paul was told on Monday that his employment will be terminated in four week's time. He said that while the reason cited for this is that "there has been an irreconcilable breakdown in the employment relationship and an irretrievable loss of trust and confidence between both parties", he believes that his dismissal is as a result of whistleblowing.
After news of Paul's dismissal broke, a NEAS spokesperson said: "It is important to us that our staff can speak up to highlight concerns" and added that they had tried to support Paul back to work but were "unable to find a path for his return".
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He first spoke up internally more than three years ago to raise concerns about NEAS not fully disclosing documents to the coroner's courts and doing so in a timely manner. He claims to have been ignored and subjected to bullying following this - but in 2020 an independent report from NHS auditors and counter-fraud firm AuditOne found that, as of June 2020, "the Trust is still not proactively disclosing information and / or documents when appropriate".
The investigators also found some "lengthy delays" in the process at this time. NEAS accepted there had been issues in the past and that it had previously "let down" families concerned, but maintains these do not persist.
Paul has previously...
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