Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is in the running for a Health Service Journal Award after being named as a finalist in the Freedom to Speak Up – in other words, whistleblowing – category.
This has been a big issue across the NHS, with high-profile cases of whistleblowers not being treated well after they spoke out.
As part of its efforts, the Trust has reviewed its approach and the changes it has made has put it in contention for the award.
A month-long series of online listening events, focus groups, and a trust-wide survey held in the summer of 2021 gave staff the chance to have their say on what would most effectively enable them to speak up about a concern.
Improvements are being made to ensure all staff can easily access advice and support if they have a worry relating to something that may affect not only them but also impact on patient care or working life. The revised approach is being headed up by the Trust’s Freedom to Speak Up interim lead guardian and a strengthened team, including a network of local guardians in the clinical divisions and volunteer FtSU champions across different sites, to help staff feel safe and confident to speak up.
Taffy Makaya, the interim lead guardian, said: “Being shortlisted is excellent recognition of my hardworking and deserving colleagues in the small FtSU team, and of the contribution made by colleagues with whom we collaborate across the Trust.
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