Whistleblowing arrangements: NHSScotland PIN policy

Appendix 2

Further Information

Further information may be available from:
BSI Code of Practice on Whistleblowing Arrangements
Organisations can download a free copy of the 2008 British Standards Institution's Code of Practice on Whistleblowing Arrangements from
www.pcaw.co.uk/bsi

Public Concern at WorkFor information about the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998, please visit: www.pcaw.co.uk/law/uklegislation.htm

NHSScotland Counter Fraud Service ( CFS)
Fraud Hotline on - 08000 15 16 28
cfs.scot.nhs.uk

Health Improvement Scotland

Elliott House
8-10 Hillside Crescent
Edinburgh
EH7 5EA

Call 0131 623 4300
www.healthcareimprovementscotland.org

Audit Scotland

110 George Street
Edinburgh EH2 4LH

Tel: 0845 146 1010
www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/

General Chiropractic Council

44 Wicklow Street
London WC1X 9HL

www.gcc-uk.org
Tel: 020 7713 5155

General Dental Council

37 Wimpole Street
London W1G 8DQ

www.gdc-uk.org
Tel: 020 7887 3800

General Medical Council

GMC Scotland
5th Floor
The Tun
4 Jackson's Entry
Edinburgh EH8 8PJ

www.gmc-uk.org
Tel: 0131 525 8700

General Optical Council

41 Harley Street
London W1G 8DJ

www.optical.org
Tel: 020 7580 3898

General Osteopathic Council

176 Tower Bridge Road
London SE1 3LU

www.osteopathy.org.uk
Tel: 020 7357 6655

Health Professions Council

184 Kennington Park Road
London SE11 4BU

www.hpc-uk.org
Tel: 0845 300 4472 or 020 7840 9802

Nursing and Midwifery Council

23 Portland Place
London W1B 1PZ

www.nmc-uk.org

Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

1 Lambeth High Street
London SE1 7JN

www.rpsgb.org.uk
Tel: 020 7735 9141

Acknowledgements

This PIN Policy is based on the policy document "Speak up for a healthy NHS: How to implement and review whistleblowing arrangements in your organisation", which was developed for the NHS in England by Public Concern at Work ( PCaW) and the NHS Social Partnership Forum. Acknowledgement and thanks is due to PCaW and the Social Partnership Forum for granting permission to use this document in the preparation of this PIN Policy.

NHS Social Partnership Forum

The Social Partnership Forum brings together NHS Employers, trade unions and the Department of Health to discuss, debate and involve partners in the development and implementation of the workforce implications of policy for the NHS in England. www.socialpartnershipforum.org

Public Concern at Work ( PCaW)

PCaW is the leading independent UK authority on whistleblowing. Established in 1993, PCaW provides confidential advice to individuals who witness wrongdoing at work and are unsure whether or how to raise a concern. Over the years PCaW has advised thousands of NHS staff members; worked with NHS organisations to help them meet best practice; and made submissions to the Shipman, Ayling and Neary Inquiries.

For more information about what PCaW does and why it matters, please visit www.pcaw.co.uk or call 020 7404 6609.

PIN Policy Review Group

Chair:	George Doherty	Associate Director for Workforce, NHS Tayside
Members:	Serena Barnett	Head of Human Resources (East Dunbartonshire CHP), NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
	David Forbes	UNISON
	Colin Poolman	RCN
	Alison Johnstone	Staff Governance Associate, Scottish Government
	Darren Paterson	Staff Governance Associate, Scottish Government