Never mind the mark of Cain, Steve Bolsin would be carrying a chest-full of medals if I had my way. As would the other brave whistleblowers who've stood up and spoken out. My question is; where were all their colleagues? Not that we don't already know the answer to that one...pic.twitter.com/g7YO4t2E6T
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Replying to @C7RKY @MDMarikar and
I agree whistleblowers get no protection in NHS and career hits the buffers despite one being encouraged to reveal all for the good of the public but the Masons' will have you.
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Replying to @etxberria55 @MDMarikar and
There was a time I would've just laughed at your final point. But after 7 years of this 'NHS forced march' I'm not laughing any more. I know exactly what you mean. Only solution is to do what the docs did in N Ireland - all speak up together. Can't sack everyone at the same time.
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Replying to @C7RKY @MDMarikar and
Exactly but unity is difficult I am glad to be out of it quite frankly have written enough letters to Directors and to the GMC in my time.
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Replying to @etxberria55 @MDMarikar and
Appreciated. Unity hasn't been so hard to come by in finding support against
#BawaGarba's erasure tho. Inappropriately, imho. But in doing so, clinicians have demonstrated they have the power to provoke review as a group. How that power is/isn't utilised in future will be telling1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @C7RKY @etxberria55 and
Yes Hadiza got practical crowdfunding with a great deal of help of whistleblowers
@54kdoctors and others. IMO Hadiza's case is related to whistleblowing, in the sense that this is what could happen when you obediently try and work through a dangerous system1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MDMarikar @etxberria55 and
Related to whistleblowing how? I'm not sure I follow your thinking. I'm afraid patients are not viewing this from the same angle. We just see a profession appealing a convicted criminal's erasure & blaming the 'system', despite the court's words. Smacks of self-serving I'm afraidpic.twitter.com/ccaVI4y6A6
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Replying to @C7RKY @MDMarikar and
In an airplane crash it would be system failure medicine has much to learn from the Swiss Cheese model used in Aviation
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Replying to @etxberria55 @MDMarikar and
I agree we should learn all we can from all sources. But this crash would never have happened - the pilots wouldn't have remained silent or accepted inaction so the system would've been fixed. Self preservation is best served by speaking up in aviation, but silence in healthcare.
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Replying to @C7RKY @etxberria55 and
Raised with senior staff, management, staffing reported as clinical incidents... for years
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Thank you for doing so. But the inaction remained? Who holds them to account for that? Do I recall reading the police were also starting to look at the trust?
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Replying to @C7RKY @gourmetpenguin and
And there is the small matter Gosport
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Replying to @etxberria55 @gourmetpenguin and
John Clarke Retweeted John Clarke
Indeed. Still so much to be answered there. And a lack of convictions would be inconceivable - even if they are nearly 20yrs too late. Makes Shipman look small scale...https://twitter.com/c7rky/status/1023009341266452480?s=21 …
John Clarke added,
John Clarke @C7RKYReplying to @appleblossomBeWhich part? >That NHS failed to produce adequate records to investigate in 48% of cases? >That 40% of all investigated deaths were wrongful? >That the clinical members halved the mathematical indicator for their estimate? >That up to 868 patients were killed? So many choices...0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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