Whistleblowing Focus Groups
Focus Groups
Whistleblowing touches every sector you can think of with people raising concerns in health, finance, policing, government, social care, and many more.
We are creating a number of focus groups to tackle the unique and individual whistleblowing challenges each group faces, while also sharing best practise and cross-cutting lessons.
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Latest Update:
Click here to see the focus group’s submission to the Health and Social Care Committee’s inquiry into patient safety - Courtesy of Dr Peter Duffy
Description:
A multidisciplinary group of persons experienced and active in whistleblowing related to health and social care that impacts on the quality and safety of care and the wellbeing of staff.
Aim of the group:
To collate and understand information on whistleblowing concerns raised within health and social care, the root causes and effects, and to explore actions needed to resolve concerns. Prioritising areas of greatest concern and linking with the relevant government bodies, authorities, and individuals.
Objectives:
- To collect and explore data highlighting concerns regarding the quality and safety of care and staff wellbeing raised by whistleblowers
- To recommend priorities and areas for action
- To provide information that will be of use in learning and education
- To follow up on areas of action
- To suggest ways to measure the effect of changes
- To suggest and / or be involved in areas of study
Members:
Vice Chair - Steve Turner
Vice Chair - Ravi Jayaram
Vice Chair - Catherine Watters
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Description:
A multidisciplinary group of persons experienced and active in whistleblowing related to faith groups and the charitable sector that impacts on the ability of these organisations to complete their charitable goals.
Aim of the group:
To collate and understand information on whistleblowing concerns raised within faith groups and the charitable sector, the root causes and effects, and to explore actions needed to resolve concerns. Prioritising areas of greatest concern and linking with the relevant government bodies, authorities, and individuals.
Objectives:
- To collect and explore data highlighting concerns regarding the quality of compliance and staff wellbeing raised by whistleblowers.
- To recommend priorities and areas for action
- To provide information that will be of use in learning and education
- To follow up on areas of action
- To suggest ways to measure the effect of changes
- To suggest and / or be involved in areas of study
Members:
- Nigel McLennan
- Dave Augi
- Michael Croft
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Description:
A focus group working to understand the unique challenges which face financial whistleblowers when raising concerns.
Aim of the group:
To understand the unique challenges facing the whistleblowing in the financial sector, and how both the sector and government regulators can adapt to better support whistleblowers when they speak out
Objectives:
- To recommend priorities and areas for action
- To provide information that will be of use in learning and education
- To follow up on areas of action
- To suggest ways to measure the effect of changes
- To suggest and / or be involved in areas of study
Members:
Simran Bharaj - Financial Crime Change and Transformation Specialist, Chair
Claire Maillet - Multi-award winning counter fraud expert
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Description:
A focus group working to understand how technology can both help and hinder whistleblowing efforts, as well as collecting data on the experiences of whistleblowers in the tech sector.
Aim of the group:
- Understand how technology can help whistleblowers to raise their concerns in a safe and reliable environment that they can trust, as well as how technology may hinder whistleblower when coming forward
- Collect and take on board lived experiences of tech whistleblowers to find patterns of success/abuse within the tech sector
Objectives:
- To recommend priorities and areas for action
- To provide information that will be of use in learning and education
- To follow up on areas of action
- To suggest ways to measure the effect of changes
- To suggest and / or be involved in areas of study
Members:
Chair - Dawn Davidsen
Vice Chair - Daniel Aldridge
WBUK Lead - Georgina Halford-Hall
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Details to be announced in due course