Calling all whistleblowers - Remedy UK Needs You

 Hunky Matt Shaw to your rescue

Remedy UK, the UK's premier rebel campaign group has set up a laudable campaign to raise the plight of whistleblowers. I am not sure we are all into kinky gagging games as the website illustration implies but nevertheless, I think it is about time Remedy UK took over this vital campaign. Remedy UK apparently needs whistleblower cases. Those who wish to sail with Remedy UK can contact them here.

I am not really fond of the Public Interest Disclosure Act. In my own specific problem which was " being hunted down by the GMC", PIDA was not applicable. I think there is a big difference between whistleblowing and actually being forced to litigate. Firstly, before whistleblowing, consider joining a trade union that is not the British Medical Association. When I needed representation, the BMA was representing the consultants who caused the problem in the first place. Without a supportive trade union, the going is really really tough. The proposed remedy by the El Gov is this - you blow the whistle, get shafted, lose your livelihood and then sue for something pitiful that doesn't actually have any impact on your life after being killed off by your employers.

In this day and age, whistleblowing is not advisable. I told Richard "Dishpot" Marks that most whistleblowers are like frightened little rabbits in a hutch and feeding them lettuce just doesn't make them better. If you are going to blow the whistle, there is no point cowering after the event. That is part of the problem with doctors, they do something for the great and good of humanity then they spontaneously combust when the going gets tough. Of course, the going gets tough when you whistleblow and unless you have your wits about you, you end up in quick sand. The only solution to medical mobbing or sham peer review is to mount a robust defence. I think some of the tactical defences I have constructed have been complex. My aim though was to extract the evidence to prove my position as a whistleblower. I think evidence harvesting is probably the most difficult task of all. Its done by making Data Protection Act and Freedom of Information Act requests. For some whistleblowers, even making these simple requests becomes a difficult decision. Remedy UK will no doubt meet various personalities who are whistleblowers. Anyhow, for those who need a superhero, Remedy UK is probably the best and most trustworthy organisation to deal with the cases. Everyone else can be a superhero all on their own. I appreciate the need for superheroes because some whistleblowers raise concerns but just haven't got the mental or physical stamina to see it through. This is why it its vital for Remedy UK to fly the flag for those with relatively silent voices and whose cases are vital in the appraisal of whistleblowing [ as dealt with by the United Kingdom].

I hope Remedy UK send their findings/data to the European Commissioner of Human Rights. I think the UK should be held to account for their failure to put policies in place to protect whistleblowers.