Freedom to Speak Up

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside has FTSU Guardian arrangements in place for staff employed by the organisation. Details on how to access these arrangements are available on the staff intranet.

For people working in Cheshire and Merseyside (but not directly for NHS Cheshire and Merseyside) there may be a local FTSU Guardian available within your organisation or network who you should approach. The National Guardian website has details of all Guardians.

If your organisation doesn’t have an FTSU Guardian, or you feel that you can’t speak up to that Guardian, the national NHS England FTSU team can support you. The national external Freedom to Speak Up policy can be found on the NHS England website.

You can get in touch with the NHS England customer contact centre via telephone or in writing to provide details of the matters you are raising. Colleagues in the customer contact centre will listen to employee concerns confidentially and will direct them to the correct team. If you prefer, you can also email the NHS England national Freedom to Speak Up team directly.

• Phone: 0300 311 22 33
• Email: speakup1@nhs.net
• Post:

NHS England
PO Box 16738
Redditch
B97 9PT

Whichever route you choose, please be ready to explain as fully as you can the information and circumstances that gave rise to your speaking up.

Please ensure you update your whistleblowing policies

Further info on whistleblowing policy please see http://psnc.org.uk/contract-it/psnc-briefings-pharmacy-contract-and-it/psnc-briefing-02017-psnc-briefing-02017-psncs-guidance-to-contractors-on-whistleblowing-updated/