Festive closure
Our office will be closed for the festive period from 25 December 2025 and will reopen on Monday 5 January 2026. Our phone line will close as normal at 1pm on 24 December 2025.
You can still submit your complaint via our online form but this will not be processed until we reopen.
About the INWO
The Independent National Whistleblowing Officer (INWO) is the final stage of the process for those raising whistleblowing concerns about the NHS in Scotland.
For whistleblowers
Information for staff providing NHS services on whistleblowing, how to raise a concern about an NHS Scotland service and how to complain to the INWO.
Ask us for an independent review
Use our complaint form to ask for a review of an NHS whistleblowing investigation.
For NHS organisations & NHS contractors
Information about the National Whistleblowing Standards that NHS providers are required to follow, and support & training.
Read more information for NHS organisations
Findings
We publish findings to share learning from whistleblowing complaints and inform improvement.
