Freedom to Speak Up
Raise a Concern, Freedom to Speak Up
We aim to ensure all our foundation dentists-in-training feel safe and confident to speak up. We are proud to promote an open culture, encouraging colleagues to speak up, speak out and raise concerns. We’re committed to making sure any concerns you raise are heard and acted upon. If you are working in a trust or environment where local Freedom to Speak Up (FTSU) arrangements are already in place, you should always refer to these in the first instance. Where you have no local arrangements in place, you should follow the MWL arrangements. If you are unsure of your local FTSU Guardian(s), please visit the National Guardian website here.
It is important to emphasise that you will not be penalised for raising concerns. Harassment or bullying of anyone raising a concern will not be tolerated. You can raise a concern anonymously by registering with ‘speak in confidence’ at www.speakinconfidence.com/sthk
Any concerns should always be raised about risk, malpractice or wrongdoing that you think could be of harm, such as:
- Unsafe patient care
- Unsafe working conditions
- Inadequate induction or training for staff
- Lack of or poor response to a reported patient safety incident
- Suspicions of fraud
- A bullying culture