NHS Tayside Whistleblowing Information
NHS Tayside supports and encourages an environment where its staff and anyone providing a service on its behalf can raise concerns about practices in their workplace.
The National Whistleblowing Policy for NHSScotland came into effect on 1st April 2021 and implements the National Whistleblowing Standards that apply to all providers of NHS services in Scotland.
The National Whistleblowing Policy for NHSScotland came into effect on 1st April 2021 and implements the National Whistleblowing Standards that apply to all providers of NHS services in Scotland.
Who can raise a concern?
Anyone who works (or has worked) in NHS Tayside can raise a concern. This includes employees, bank workers, agency and locum staff, students, trainees, self-employed staff working for and supervised by NHS Tayside, volunteers and anyone working within or supplying services to NHS Tayside premises.
How to raise a concern
In many cases, concerns can be resolved through informal conversations with colleagues and managers, and through ordinary or 'business as usual' processes. Where raising a concern informally is not an option, a concern can be raised in writing, by phone or in a face-to-face meeting with a line manager or a confidential contact.
Confidential contacts provide a safe space for staff, students, trainees and volunteers to discuss their concern as well as information and advice on the procedure for raising concerns, and the support available during the process. NHS Tayside's confidential contacts for whistleblowing are listed below.
NHS Tayside has developed guidance to support staff raising a concern and for managers who are responding to concerns. The guidance is based on a framework provided by the Independent National Whistleblowing Officer (INWO).
NHS Tayside also has a dedicated confidential email address through which whistleblowing concerns can be raised - TAY.whistleblowing@nhs.scot. This email account is only accessed by the Whistleblowing Co-ordinator and the Whistleblowing Liaison Officer, who are both members of NHS Tayside's Whistleblowing Review Group.
Confidential contacts provide a safe space for staff, students, trainees and volunteers to discuss their concern as well as information and advice on the procedure for raising concerns, and the support available during the process. NHS Tayside's confidential contacts for whistleblowing are listed below.
NHS Tayside has developed guidance to support staff raising a concern and for managers who are responding to concerns. The guidance is based on a framework provided by the Independent National Whistleblowing Officer (INWO).
NHS Tayside also has a dedicated confidential email address through which whistleblowing concerns can be raised - TAY.whistleblowing@nhs.scot. This email account is only accessed by the Whistleblowing Co-ordinator and the Whistleblowing Liaison Officer, who are both members of NHS Tayside's Whistleblowing Review Group.
Training
Training is available which provides more information about the National Whistleblowing Standards and the role of the INWO. Further details, including how to access the learning modules is available below.