The INWO has been working with Healthcare Improvement Scotland to develop guidance to help staff understand how to speak up about the NHS in Scotland.
We are currently seeking feedback on a draft version of the guidance. Your feedback will help ensure the final version is clear, accessible, and meets the needs of NHS staff.
The guidance covers:
- What speaking up is
- How to raise a concern
- Protection for those speaking up
- The roles of the INWO and HIS’s Responding to Concerns Programme
- How to choose between the different options
You can access the guidance using this link: National guidance on speaking up about the NHS in Scotland.
Please share your feedback by completing a short survey using the following link: Speaking Up Guidance Feedback Survey.
The survey should take no more than 10 minutes to complete and will be open until Friday 27 February 2026.