NHS whistleblowers are routinely gagged in order to cover up dangerous and even dishonest practices that could attract bad publicity and damage a hospital's reputation.BCWUW4: Be careful what you wish for. Via William Jacobson.
Some local NHS bodies are spending millions of taxpayers' money to pay off and silence whistleblowers with "super gags" to stop them going public with patient safety incidents. Experts warn that patients' lives are being endangered by the use of intimidatory tactics to force out whistleblowers and deter other professionals from coming forward.
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Wednesday, November 04, 2009
From the world of universal healthcare: Cover up!
Nina Lakhani reports from Great Britain:
Labels:
economic policy,
healthcare,
unintended consequences
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