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Freedom To Speak Up: Changing culture in the NHS and beyond
28 October 2021
Freedom to Speak Up Guardians support workers to raise issues without fear of negative consequences. They also help their organisations identify and address barriers to speaking up. Freedom To Speak Up Guardians began in the NHS, but have since spread...
Our corporate strategy for 2022-2025: share your views
4 October 2021
March this year saw the end of our three-year corporate strategy. Last year, many of you were generous with your time in offering feedback on our draft new strategy. Given the unprecedented circumstances of the pandemic, we decided that it...
Complaint Standards update: listening to our Early Adopters
29 September 2021
Last week, PHSO met with representatives from across the healthcare service to discuss the NHS Complaint Standards, and people’s experience of the Early Adopter programme. The programme includes both our pilot sites, as well as other NHS organisations which have...
Beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: Putting people first
24 September 2021
As part of a conference jointly run by The King’s Fund and PHSO, a panel of esteemed speakers shared their reflections on the importance of learning from the COVID-19 pandemic. This is especially relevant now, as public services work out...
Reflections on my first few months as Director of Strategy and Communications
2 August 2021
I have five children, all of whom have left home and are living independently. One of the few positives of the pandemic for me is that it’s been the first time I’ve not regretted the absence of school-aged children in...