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INWO update

The go-live date for the implementation of the National Whistleblowing Standards and the full Independent National Whistleblowing Officer (INWO) service will be 1 April 2021. Read more

The following information is shared to prepare for implementation of the National Whistleblowing Standards by 1 April 2021.

Categories	Excerpt	Date
Concern involving agency staff Serious concern requiring Stage 2 investigation	A bank nurse on a care of the elderly ward raised concerns with the bank about the treatment and neglect of patients…	January 2020
Concern moving from Stage 1 to Stage 2 Serious concern requiring Stage 2 investigation Staff feeling vulnerable	An experienced hospital administrator was working in a team of ten, which had significant staff turnover and had to…	January 2020
Potentially malicious concern	A manager is approached by a nurse who says that they would like to initiate the whistleblowing procedure for concerns…	January 2020
Concern involving a contractor Serious concern requiring Stage 2 investigation Staff feeling vulnerable Using the confidential contact	A lab technician for a national NHS contract is concerned that there is a problem with the blood tests their company…	January 2020
Concern involving a contractor Health and social care setting Where business as usual has not worked	A health care assistant in a day centre for older people is concerned that one of their regular visitors is not…	January 2020
Concern within a small organisation Primary care concern involving the board Where business as usual has not worked	A physiotherapist that works regularly in a health centre has concerns that confidential information is not being stored…	January 2020
Concern involving a contractor Concern involving fraud Serious concern requiring Stage 2 investigation	A care assistant working in a surgical ward noticed that the cleaners attended to clean the bathroom off a small ward…	January 2020
Concern involving agency staff Concern involving fraud Concern within a small organisation Where business as usual has not worked	A locum pharmacist worked for two weeks at a community pharmacy…	January 2020
Moving from business as usual into the Standards Staff feeling vulnerable Where business as usual has not worked	A support worker regularly attends multi-disciplinary team meetings regarding the care of a patient who they have day-to…	January 2020
Concern about senior management Concern involving fraud Serious concern requiring Stage 2 investigation	A secretary for a director of a board is concerned that the director has submitted multiple fraudulent expense claims…	January 2020