Bolsin 4 UK Honours List

After some grafting overnight, I have finally developed  a website for Stephen Bolsin . 

This is the URL http://bolsin4ukhonours.blogspot.com/ 

[ Comments can be left anonymously by doctors and other health professionals]. We know all the risks :) of being guillotined at high noon if  hard working doctors are found fraternizing and supporting the whistleblower kind. It is true that we do turn to dust at sunrise.

For those who don't quite understand the medical establishment. They tend to be a bit like a chocolate kettle. It melts when it gets too hot :). This is the reason for the campaign for the man who blew the whistle so hard that it made the UK medical establishment shake at its foundations.

The Coalition Government supported by the British Medical Association have made a commitment to support whistleblowers. They can show their support by bringing Stephen Bolsin back to the United Kingdom and honoring him with the accolade he deserves.This is what Hamish stated on the MDDUS website. Let us repeat it again so Hamish himself can be reminded of his undying support for whistleblower kind. 

"BMA chairman Dr Hamish Meldrum said: “It often takes a huge amount of courage to raise concerns about patient care. NHS staff who speak out on behalf of their patients should be protected as much as possible, and it is outrageous that they are often either ignored or threatened with a range of sanctions. We welcome this commitment to greater protections for those who raise concerns, and look forward to seeing detailed proposals.”

I hope all my blogging colleagues will support this campaign and host the above ribbon with the relevant URL so we can get this show on the road. It should be remembered, this is not about the accolade. It is about a change in culture. The change has to be real not cosmetic. The changes have to be for the better and permanent for all those who raise concerns in the National Health Service. 

Many thanks to the Jobbing Doctor for running the UK Honours Campaign for Whistleblowers. Please may I have the box of chocolates at the end of the year if I can manage to reach December without misbehaving?!  :). Of course, that may well be impossible.