2013-07-17 10:26:58 +0100
To: The Rt. Hon. Chris Grayling MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
WHISTLEBLOWERS in HEALTHCARE EXPOSE NEGLIGENCE: WHEN?
Please do not allow NHS Trusts to manipulate Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals by trampling on the legal rights of Whistleblowers under the Public Interest Disclosure Act, (PIDA 1998)! In the greatest interests of transparency and accountability, Medical Students and those in NHS training programs must be equally well protected from retaliation.
Public safety must be the single most important overriding consideration in assessing the costs and/or benefits of proceeding and the overall merits of such cases, with NHS Trusts denied the right to manipulate Summary Judgement when this is not in the best interests of the general public.
Public safety must be the single most important overriding consideration in assessing the costs and/or benefits of proceeding and the overall merits of such cases, with NHS Trusts denied the right to manipulate Summary Judgement when this is not in the best interests of the general public.
Why is this important?
A recent High Court Queens Bench decision to dismiss libel case HQ12X04053 on Summary Judgement has essentially eviscerated Whistleblower rights, rendering the Public Interest Disclosure Act, (PIDA 1998), worthless. The High Court's decision allowed an NHS Trust to manipulate "qualified privilege" to target a conscientious Whistleblower by directly sighting her "protected disclosure," made in good faith to the Health Professions Council, as a valid reason for retaliatory defamation and taking devastating punitive measures against her.
This is why employees within the NHS do not blow the whistle on dangerous practice. Not only do Whistleblowers have their training, retraining and/or their career totally destroyed, their efforts are futile, often ignored and they frequently accomplish absolutely nothing.
This Petition was drafted by Kim Sanders-Fisher, a student in retraining whose protected disclosure was violated; she has had a final Appeal to overturn the dismissal of her case denied. Case HQ12X04053 is in the public domain and can be reviewed at the High Court Queens Bench in London.
This is why employees within the NHS do not blow the whistle on dangerous practice. Not only do Whistleblowers have their training, retraining and/or their career totally destroyed, their efforts are futile, often ignored and they frequently accomplish absolutely nothing.
This Petition was drafted by Kim Sanders-Fisher, a student in retraining whose protected disclosure was violated; she has had a final Appeal to overturn the dismissal of her case denied. Case HQ12X04053 is in the public domain and can be reviewed at the High Court Queens Bench in London.
How it will be delivered
Directly to the Rt. Hon. Chris Grayling MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice if at all possible.
