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Whistleblowing and the law

Richard Griffith

British Journal of Community Nursing, Volume: 16, Issue: 3, Pages: 142 - 5

Swansea University Author: Richard Griffith

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<p>The Government wants to empower nurses to speak out to protect their patients without fear of being victimized or dismissed and are looking to amend the NHS Constitution to strengthen protection for staff who blow the whistle on poor practice. Currently whistleblowers are protected by the p...

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Published in: British Journal of Community Nursing
ISSN: 1462-4753
Published: MA Healthcare 2011
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