Evaluation of the implementation and normalisation of ‘Freedom to Speak Up Local Guardians’ in NHS England Acute and Mental Health Trusts

Cardiff University0 sites87 target enrollmentSeptember 13, 2018

Overview

2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35995060/ (added 28/10/2022)

Registry

who.int

Start Date

September 13, 2018

End Date

August 31, 2020

Last Updated

3 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Sponsor

•In phase 2 (telephone interviews) of the study the participants have to be a current Freedom to Speak Up Guardian (FTSUG). In phase 3 (case studies) purposive sampling will be used to identify key informants, documents and stakeholders who are involved in the oversight and delivery of the FTSUG role and any related speak up initiatives. Snowball sampling will be used to include a sample of those employees who have spoken up via the FTSUG. However, interviewing FTSUGs and those that have engaged with FTSUGs offers only a limited perspective about the LG role, and the culture of speaking up. Therefore, the trialists will also recruit, via snowball sampling, those who may have raised concerns through other channels (e.g. a Trade Union), but have not been in contact with the FTSUG, and/or those who may not have spoken up about concerns, thus providing a better understanding why some may not have yet engaged with the FTSUG role. The views of others involved in employee concerns will offer invaluable insights into coordination, cooperation and commitment to the FTSUG role, as well as other insights, such as whether the implementation of the FTSUG role has displaced, for better or worse, historically effective ways of informally or formally raising and responding to concerns.