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.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said "significant changes" have been made to make the NHS more transparent since the Mid Staffordshire scandal, but stressed that "more needs to be done".
Hunt tweeted this diagram yesterday ahead of the NHS whistleblower review being published:
"We agree with Sir Robert [Francis QC] that listening to patients and staff is absolutely vital and will be responding to this report later today," Hunt added.
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.