Freedom to speak up policy and access to a guardian for primary care workers

Sir Andrew Morris, deputy chair NHS England, has written a letter to all integrated care board chairs and chief executives setting out the expectations of the Freedom to speak up (FTSU) arrangements for all staff, including the adoption of the national FTSU policy and ensuring primary care workers have access to a FTSU guardian. Raising awareness of speaking up is important as it will create a culture where people feel safe to raise concerns, which is invaluable to the efforts to continually improve services and make the NHS a safer place.