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.
Legislation on whistleblowers will be fast-tracked in response to a major report into how thousands of NHS staff have been been bullied by colleagues after raising concerns about patient care, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
The review, lead by Sir Robert Francis QC, found some NHS staff were driven to the brink of suicide after voicing their concerns.
ITV News Political Correspondent Libby Wiener reports:
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.