A new article by Professor Marianna Fotaki (WBS) on whistleblowing in the NHS was published in Warwick Business School’s Core Magazine on 16 June 2020. The article explores barriers to safely speaking-up which predate the COVID-19 pandemic and emphases the need for effective speak-up arrangements.

“If reporting problems was difficult before COVID-19 began, it is almost impossible now. Whistleblowers’ disclosures can help prevent major disasters by disclosing serious problems which will otherwise go unreported, but this needs transparent channels for reporting wrongdoing

Senior healthcare managers, politicians, and unions must not ignore voices of frontline healthcare staff who struggle to draw attention to serious issues they encounter at work.”