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Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Make whistleblowing & responding to it a legal obligation for all NHS staff

Closed 110 signatures

What the petition asks

Protect healthcare staff who care for others by making it a legal obligation for clinical staff to Whistleblow, and for management to investigate, satisfactorily resolve and report on the concerns raised, and to make the reports available to each party in a timely manner.
The current regulatory systems contain multiple obligations to report & respond to concerns, but they haven't achieved their objective, with whistleblowers being victimised with open hostility, confirmed by Sir Robert Francis in his report & later reviews. Self-directed honesty has failed time & time again. This mandate could be incorporated into a Public Interest Disclosure (Protection) Bill or Office of the Whistleblower Bill.

Timeline

27 Apr 2021 Petition opened for signatures
27 Oct 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 110
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 27 Apr 2021
Closed 27 Oct 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.