The case of the disappearing whistleblower: an analysis of National Health Service inquiries

Martin Powell; John Blenkinsopp; Huw Davies; Russell Mannion; Ross Millar; Jean McHale; Nicholas Snowden

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The case of the disappearing whistleblower: an analysis of National Health Service inquiries

Martin Powell, John Blenkinsopp, Huw Davies, Russell Mannion, Ross Millar, Jean McHale, Nicholas Snowden

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It has been recognized that whistleblowing is important to detect failings in many sectors within many nations. Many serious failings in the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) are brought to light by the action of whistleblowers. However, analysis of the reports of public inquiries reveal how little the inquiries examined the role of the whistleblower and how rarely they made any recommendations concerning NHS whistleblowing. The authors examine the case of the disappearing whistleblower, and suggest reasons for the limited focus on them.

Original language	English
Number of pages	12
Journal	Public Money and Management
Volume	Latest Articles
Early online date	22 Mar 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2021.1892959
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 22 Mar 2021

Keywords

Health services
Implementation
Inquiries
National Health Service
Post-inquiry learning
UK
Whistleblowing

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