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Whistle-blowing sounds more dramatic than it actually is. All it means in legal terms, is a worker giving relevant information to their employer about safety, fraud or cover up. Whistle-blowing law offers protection to workers from detrimental treatment or dismissal on account of making what is termed a “protected disclosure”. All regular NHS staff have this protection. In addition student nurses, agency nurses and locum doctors are also covered by this statutory whistle-blowing protection. Yet, it has been argued by Health Education England that 54,000 trainee doctors do not have this entitlement to protect their career.
My name is Chris Day. I qualified as a doctor in 2009 and was on a formal career path to being a consultant. I am now over a year down a somewhat different road pursuing claims of whistle-blowing detriment in the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ...
READ MOREFor some reason whistle-blowing law is only located within employment statute. This means it only provides protection from detriment carried out by employers ...
READ MOREAs a family with two young children, this situation has been a lot to take on. We take the view that what we have done is worthwhile, and if successful will benefit other doctors and patients; but it has come at a huge cost to us as a family. Raising concerns in the NHS and whistle-blowing litigation is not for the faint hearted ...
READ MOREMy name is Chris Day. I qualified as a doctor in 2009 and was on a formal career path to being a consultant. I am now over a year down a somewhat different road pursuing claims of whistle-blowing detriment in the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ...
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