Professionals are going to face increasing pressure to cover up problems in hospitals, it was claimed yesterday.
Urologist Ramon Niekrash says clinicians remain vulnerable to suspension and allegations if they challenge decisions on services.
Mr Niekrash spoke to The Independent following a successful action against his employers at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich.
He told the paper: "If you think what happened in the Mid Staffordshire Trust is unique, you've got to be joking; it just got caught. There are lots of trusts out there with dirty laundry but people are too afraid to speak out."
He added: "Who wants a whistleblower, a troublemaker? Do I have faith in the NHS? No. Do I believe this will happen to other individuals? Yes. Do I believe there is any accountability for managers? No. It's too late for me, but whoever is in government must change the law so whistleblowers are protected."
1 comment:
He's lucky.
Try having your children threatened.
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