- Potentially malicious concern
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A manager is approached by a nurse who says that they would like to initiate the whistleblowing procedure for concerns… |
January 2020 |
- Concern involving a contractor
- Serious concern requiring Stage 2 investigation
- Staff feeling vulnerable
- Using the confidential contact
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A lab technician for a national NHS contract is concerned that there is a problem with the blood tests their company… |
January 2020 |
- Concern involving a contractor
- Health and social care setting
- Where business as usual has not worked
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A health care assistant in a day centre for older people is concerned that one of their regular visitors is not… |
January 2020 |
- Concern within a small organisation
- Primary care concern involving the board
- Where business as usual has not worked
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A physiotherapist that works regularly in a health centre has concerns that confidential information is not being stored… |
January 2020 |
- Concern involving a contractor
- Concern involving fraud
- Serious concern requiring Stage 2 investigation
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A care assistant working in a surgical ward noticed that the cleaners attended to clean the bathroom off a small ward… |
January 2020 |
- Concern involving agency staff
- Concern involving fraud
- Concern within a small organisation
- Where business as usual has not worked
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A locum pharmacist worked for two weeks at a community pharmacy… |
January 2020 |
- Moving from business as usual into the Standards
- Staff feeling vulnerable
- Where business as usual has not worked
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A support worker regularly attends multi-disciplinary team meetings regarding the care of a patient who they have day-to… |
January 2020 |
- Concern about senior management
- Concern involving fraud
- Serious concern requiring Stage 2 investigation
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A secretary for a director of a board is concerned that the director has submitted multiple fraudulent expense claims… |
January 2020 |
- Concern involving a volunteer
- Concern involving HR
- Serious concern requiring Stage 2 investigation
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A volunteer in a children’s ward comes in to read to the children once a week… |
January 2020 |
- Advice from INWO
- Concern within a small organisation
- Primary care concern involving the board
- Using the confidential contact
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A dental nurse has concerns that equipment at the surgery isn’t being serviced and maintained appropriately… |
January 2020 |