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Tuesday 5th September 2023
0900-0930 Registration
0900-0930 Registration
0930-1050 Why healthcare needs effective mechanisms for raising concerns
0930-1050 Why healthcare needs effective mechanisms for raising concerns
Chair: Professor John Connaghan CBE, Chair NHS Lothian
Speaking Up: Saying what needs to be said, and hearing what needs to be heard. Professor Megan Reitz and John Higgins (Pre-recorded)
Work-as-disclosed and work-as-done: Mind the gap. Dr Steven Shorrock, Chartered Ergonomist and Human Factors Specialist (CErgHF) and Chartered psychologist (CPsychol)
Engaging staff in investigations: From a blame culture to restorative culture. Professor Paul Bowie, Programme Director (Safety & Improvement), NHS Education for Scotland
1050-1110 Break
1050-1110 Break
1110-1240 How concerns are raised and received in NHS Scotland
1110-1240 How concerns are raised and received in NHS Scotland
Chair: Liz Humphreys, Whistleblowing Champion for the Scottish Ambulance Service and Public Health Scotland and Chair of the Network of Whisteblowing Champions
Overview of the Scottish Frameworks for raising concerns. Fiona Hogg, Chief People Officer, Health Workforce Directorate, The Scottish Government
HIS- The role and contribution of national organisations in responding to concerns. Dr George Fernie, Co-Chair, Responding to Concerns Programme, Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Navigating confidentiality in responding to concerns. Fran Richards, Team Manager and Elaine Cameron, Head of Investigations, Independent National Whistleblowing Office
Supporting staff through investigations when concerns are raised. Lucy Warner, Chief Executive, NHS Practitioner Health
1240-1325 Lunch
1240-1325 Lunch
1325-1425 Panel discussion: Speak Up culture- what does good look like?
1325-1425 Panel discussion: Speak Up culture- what does good look like?
Chair: Professor Dona O'Boyle, Professional Regulatory Advisor, Chief Nursing Officer's Directorate, Scottish Government
Mr Norman Provan, Associate Director Employment Relations, Royal College of Nursing
Dr Annie Sorbie, Senior Lecturer, Health, Medical Law and Ethics, University of Edinburgh, School of Law
Professor Denis Fischbacher-Smith, Research Chair in Risk and Resilience, University of Glasgow, Adam Smith Business School
Professor Aled Jones, Professor of Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality, Head of School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Plymouth
What does a healthy Speak Up Culture look like?
How do we reduce the risk of needing to whistleblow?
How do (whistleblowing) concerns interface with the duty of candour?
What does it take for staff, and patients, to have trust in the handling of concerns?
How do we translate concerns into learning and improvement?
1425-1445 Break
1425-1445 Break
1445-1545 Panel discussion: Supporting and promoting speaking up
1445-1545 Panel discussion: Supporting and promoting speaking up
Chair: Dr Catherine Maclean, Speak Up Ambassador and Consultant Physician, NHS Forth Valley
Dr Sukhomoy Das, Non-executive Director and Whistleblowing Champion, NHS Ayrshire and Arran and Speciality Doctor in Neurorehabilitation Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
Elaine Cameron, Head of Investigations, Independent National Whistleblowing Office
Caroline McDowall, Work Well Specialist Lead and Speak Up Ambassador, NHS Lothian
Expectations and experience of staff delivering the Whistleblowing Standards within NHS Boards
Experience of staff raising concerns
Communicating and connecting with the workforce
Building organisational visibility
Preparing for Speak Up Week
1545-1550 Comfort break
1545-1550 Comfort break
1550-1620 Keynote
1550-1620 Keynote
Chair: Dr Roderick Neilson, Consultant Haematologist & Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Glasgow
Rosemary Agnew, Independent National Whistleblowing Officer
1620-1630 Close
1620-1630 Close
Please note that the programme may change due to unforeseen circumstances.
We would like to thank all who are providing speakers to the conference including:
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