A review into the treatment of whistleblowers in the NHS has found "truly shocking" evidence of staff being driven to the brink of suicide after being bullied by colleagues, the report's author Sir Robert Francis QC has said.
The shadow health secretary has called for the recommendations on NHS whistleblowers to apply equally to social care.
Andy Burnham called it a "major concern" that social care was not covered by the Francis review.
Burnham told MPs, "It could be argued some of the poorest care being provided in England today is in social care settings, or indeed in people's own homes."
The chairman of a review into the treatment of whistleblowers said he is "truly shocked" by the treatment of NHS staff who spoke out.
The chairman of a review into the treatment of NHS whistleblowers said a "serious problem" needs to be addressed - the climate of fear.