Dr J Fielden states the following "The General Medical Council needs to give the message that as long as you act reasonably, following guidelines set by your organisation, then you are not going to fall foul of the regulator"
And they are going to give that message are they? They are the driftnet to catch all whistleblowers. Every whistleblower I know has fallen foul of the General Medical Council on frivolous allegations. For Raj Mattu in Coventry, it was "Bullying", for me it was a "typographical error and "link", for Peter Wilmshurst it was " placing the profession into disrepute" and so on. Besides it is not your regulator you need to watch out for in the first instance. Resentment and disapproval comes first from colleagues who find themselves inconvenienced by a whistleblower .Even if they personally have done nothing wrong, the attention a whistleblower attracts to their department/practise etc is almost always unwelcome. Enhanced scrutiny inevitably leads to additional work. Reports need to be written, statistics compiled, rugs turned back and the dirt swept out from underneath. It is messy, difficult work and who likes extra work. Those same colleagues quickly become disgruntled and take their displeasure out on the whistleblower. Before long, they become the butt of every joke, the cause of every problem and the scapegoat for every difficulty - referrals to regulators are inevitable, even though the whistleblower may have done nothing but try and improve the services.
Ann Keen on the other hand should be referred to the NMC for misleading the public. She states
All the research on PIDA shows that it is ineffective. The government have been concealing that.
Ann Keen on the other hand should be referred to the NMC for misleading the public. She states
"If a member of staff does not feel comfortable about raising concerns with their employer, there are other routes that still afford the protection of PIDA. These include raising the matter with a legal adviser, their union or staff organisation, their MP or the independent regulator, the Care Quality Commission"
All the research on PIDA shows that it is ineffective. The government have been concealing that.
1 comments:
Nobody protects whistleblowers. Courts have no respect for law as they serve the government so if one is criticising event (s) within the state industry forget it.
It is worth remembering that many people have been promoted to their level of incompetence (Peter Principle) and one discovers it to one's cost.
Professional regulators do not investigate, call witnesses but persecute critical professionals to the bitter end.
There is no mercy for the whistleblowers and eventually one looses everything.
It is completely irrelevant that whistleblower acts in public interest as good public is disregarded by the epowerful, except at the times of election.
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