There’s still time to Speak Up

September 20, 2018

Yesterday we held our third Speak Up Day – an opportunity for you to find out about the different ways to Speak Up, meet our Freedom to Speak Up Guardians and other leaders and take part in voting for the issues that you most want to get resolved.

The theme for our third Speak Up day was “Simple things done well.” We have heard through previous Speak Up events and through other channels that there are some issues that get in the way of you being able to provide great care, or doing your job well. Yesterday some of you visited the stands at City, Sandwell and Rowley and spoke to Freedom to Speak Up Guardians visiting our community bases about the importance of speaking up. Hundreds of you took the opportunity to vote for the top three things that you want us to prioritise resolving – either on the stands or online. If you haven’t already done so, there is still an opportunity to vote online on Connect.

Our Trust has a strong track record in encouraging people to Speak Up and there are a range of ways that you can do this including talking to your manager, contacting a Trade Union rep, raising an incident, writing to our Heartbeat letters page, ringing Safecall – our confidential whistleblowing line, or getting help from a Freedom to Speak Up Guardian.

By speaking up when we see something of concern we know we can create a safer organisation for patients, relatives and each other.