uprasad

[Dr Chris Day @drcmday]

I want to honour David Hencke.

I know David was so much more than a journalist – a loving husband and father – but what a journalist he was. It was a privilege to have known him over the last five years.

Reading the Guardian's obituary, I realised I hadn't known the half of what he had achieved in Westminster. From exposing the cash-for-questions scandal to holding those in power to account for decades, his work changed public life in this country.

https://t.co/bVsQfp9A1K

Our paths crossed when David attended and reported every day of my 10-day whistleblowing Employment Tribunal in June 2022. His account - read by many doctors - can be seen on the below link.

https://t.co/DTXUcLhU0M

David understood instinctively why whistleblowing matters and why those with power must be held to account. He gave his time, his attention and, above all, his integrity. My wife and I are hugely grateful that David chose to follow and document our journey.

Our society desperately needs people - and journalists - like David. He pursued the truth without fear or favour, often on behalf of people who had little power of their own.

They don't make journalists like David Hencke anymore, and the world is poorer for his passing.

Rest in peace, David.

[Freedom to Shut Up🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🎵 @BanjoBlood16]

@TheBMA This is tricky. I feel we need a new regulator but I strongly feel it should be separate from ONE of the unions for doctors in the UK. BMA may be the biggest union but are not the only one and there are good reasons why some doctors would not trust them

[neil orpen @neilorpen]

As an IMG I have no confidence that the BMA could be trusted to be impartial on my registration or regulation
At least the GMC will need to answer to the minister of health , the leadership of the BMA want to answer to nobody - it is a bit animal farm at the moment at the top of the BMA - ruling with threats more than leadership

[The Truth @The_truthhh10]

Comment from an IMG colleague:

“I personally, am more scared of the BMA regulating me than the GMC. The BMA has been so incompetent, why would I let them regulate me?

The GMC is bad, but they didn't actively pass a policy that curtails my career progression”

This is a problem! #BMAARM25

[David Hencke @davidhencke]

Are employment judges complicit in putting patients at risk and doctors and nurses from raising health risks? Guest blog from Dr David Ward
https://t.co/odmoc0RIJp

[Kilroy Was Here @1kilroywashere]

@davidhencke 'Excl: Top executive who offered secret deal to cover up whistleblower case gets promotion to new national role in NHS https://t.co/qq6EDgj5Lp @paulapeters2 @DPACSheffield @SusanChubb1 @EuropeanPowell @vamroses @RandolphTrent @TweetForTheMany @BadPutty @drbobgill

[David Hencke @davidhencke]

Top NHS executive who offered deal to cover up whistleblower gets promoted to new national role
https://t.co/WbegbzKnfO

[uprasad @ushkp]

@Keir_Starmer @KensingtonRoyal

[Doctors’ Association UK @TheDA_UK]

As a plea from 10 organisations to @epsom_sthelier goes ignored, @ushaprasad faces being hounded for thousands of pounds in costs by her former trust with no legal support. Meanwhile taxpayers money is used to pay hundreds of thousands in legal fees against a whistleblower.

[WhistleblowersUK @WB_UK]

Ever more people face persecution and penalties for speaking up - the U.K. has perfected its approach #PIDA - time to break the cycle & lead the change #OfficeOfTheWhistleblower
@wesstreeting

https://t.co/AJCCHNmhXs

[Martyn Pitman @MartynPitman]

https://t.co/zelMQ0zD9s

Further terrifying coverage in the Telegraph of the plight of NHS whistleblowers; in a recent BMA survey 26% of Doctors would not feel confident to WB, 61% feared reprisal should they do so and 45% stated managers dissuaded them from speaking out.

[Martyn Pitman @MartynPitman]

Heart felt thank and gratitude to @JanetEastham and @gordonrayner from the Telegraph for shining a light on this critically important issue of NHS senior management persecution of NHS whistleblowers. Thank you for providing this invaluable platform for our stories.

[The BMA @TheBMA]

"Doctors who take a brave stand and raise issues are often met with hostility and risk losing their careers..." @DrPhilBanfield writes in the Telegraph today on why the BMA continues to speak up for whistleblowers and for patient safety.

Read it here (£): https://t.co/0dtEaab68K

[The Telegraph @Telegraph]

The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:

'NHS turns on doctors who blow whistle over safety'

#TomorrowsPapersToday

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https://t.co/x8AV4Oomry

[Janet Eastham @JanetEastham]

8⃣ Dr Naru Narayanan, president of @HCSANews, called for the establishment of an independent statutory national whistleblowing body, outside of the NHS, to register protected disclosures and protect individuals against recriminations.

He said: “There also needs to be a new criminal offence of causing detriment to people who have spoken up, so those who put reputation before patients are punished for it.”

[The Daily T @DailyTPodcast]

💭 What are our guests' first thoughts coming out of the studio?

@gordonrayner and @JanetEastham reflect on the alarming similarities between the treatment of NHS whistleblowers at different hospitals.

Listen to yesterday's episode here ⬇️
https://t.co/5ntJ1ZzSzr

[Janet Eastham @JanetEastham]

👀 Quite a definitive response to our @Telegraph NHS Whistleblowers investigation from @wesstreeting: “Senior leaders who silence whistleblowers will be sacked – and they will not work in the NHS again. I can’t emphasise this strongly enough.”

[Janet Eastham @JanetEastham]

🔴EXC: NHS bosses destroy careers of whistleblowers who stood up to protect patients’ lives.
Talented doctors and nurses claim they have lost their jobs–with some driven to brink of suicide–as bosses sought to bury their concerns. @gordonrayner
https://t.co/dFPP0NH3f5 1⃣

[Martyn Pitman @MartynPitman]

Excellent interview with @peter__duffy about the appalling treatment of NHS whistleblowers. Following on from the @JanetEastham series of articles on the subject in the Daily Telegraph. Momentum is building against the Trusts and senior NHS managers who destroy lives and careers

[The Daily T @DailyTPodcast]

🗣️ 'The doctors, the nurses, and midwives feel like they're more likely to be investigated than the patient safety concerns'

@JanetEastham reveals why more than 50 doctors and nurses have told @Telegraph they have been targeted by NHS bosses after raising concerns about patient deaths and poor care.

Listen to the full podcast from 5pm ⬇️
https://t.co/Ew4UuAyza7

[UK WHISTLEBLOWERS @JUSTICE4WBS]

The NHS whistleblowers who had their careers ruined https://t.co/ZhvAigVt8S