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Saturday, February 21, 2026

Silenced in the NHS: One Woman’s Fight Against Abuse & Misused Funds - CrowdJustice

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When a Woman in the NHS Speaks Up — Who Does the System Protect?

I have worked in the NHS for nearly 18 years — as both a clinician and senior manager. I believed in patient safety. I believed in public service. I believed that if something was wrong, the NHS would want to know.

I was wrong.

After raising concerns about harassment and abuse by senior male managers — along with discrimination, safeguarding failures, and governance issues — I became involved in prolonged legal proceedings. The Trust also initiated disciplinary action against me, threatening my career, professional reputation, and livelihood.

Violence Against Women — Inside the NHS

Women make up 75% of the NHS workforce. If the NHS cannot protect its own female staff from harassment by senior men, what message does that send? When abuse is tolerated, it stops being individual misconduct — it becomes institutional. Silence becomes policy.

The 2015 Freedom to Speak Up report warned that staff who raise concerns often face retaliation. More than a decade later, the culture of fear persists.

Public Money and Accountability

Between July 2023 and November 2025, the Trust reported almost 15 million in total legal spending over 25,000 per month. Over 14 million went to a single law firm.

Part of this taxpayer-funded budget — the precise amount unknown — has been used in the litigation against me, including defending senior...



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