Speak Up Month 2022
Every year in October the National Guardian’s Office, together with Freedom to Speak Up (FTSU) guardians and leaders, managers and workers across the healthcare sector, celebrate Speak Up Month – a month to raise awareness of Freedom to Speak Up and make speaking up business as usual for everyone.
The theme of our fifth Speak Up Month is “Freedom to Speak Up for Everyone” with each week of this month having a specific focus – to Speak Up for Safety, Civility and Inclusion.
We’ve worked hard with you all to develop an open and learning culture within DCHS – one where people feel safe to raise concerns safely and be heard. That culture was reflected in our staff survey results with colleagues reporting that they feel confident to raise issues.
We’ll be sharing lots of information through the month to remind everybody about the importance of speaking up, the various routes for raising a concern, introducing our eight new FTSU ambassadors and a new way of booking a virtual meeting with our FTSU guardian Jackie Rawlings.
Launch of FTSU appointment bookings on MS Teams
Our FTSU guardian, Jackie Rawlings, is currently contactable via a range of options:
T: 07795 293707
E: j.rawlings@nhs.net or DCHST.RaisingConcerns@nhs.net
Via the contact form here: Raise a concern :: Derbyshire Community Health Services (dchs.nhs.uk)
These contact options will still remain, but from this month there is now an additional option of directly booking an appointment slot for a confidential call over MS Teams. Click on the calendar link to view the appointment options and book directly.
If the appointment times available are not suitable, please email or ring to arrange an alternative.
Speak Up Month site visits
Our Freedom to Speak up Guardian, Jackie Rawlings, is out and about and working from the following sites during October.
|
Date |
Time |
Site |
Venue |
|
Thursday 6 October 2022 |
9am – 12.30pm
1pm - 3:30pm |
Florence Nightingale Community Hospital, Derby Coleman Health Centre |
Training Room 1
Room 8 |
|
Wednesday 12 October 2022 |
10am – 3pm |
Whitworth Hospital |
Training Room |
|
Monday 17 October 2022 |
9.30am – 2pm |
Ilkeston Hospital |
Stanton Meeting Room |
|
Tuesday 25 October |
9.30am – 2pm |
Walton Hospital |
Hardwick Meeting Room |
Please do call in and have a chat if you are in the area – find out more about the role or talk through any concerns you may have. Drop in during the day or arrange an appointment.
Appointments are also available at all other times – by phone, MS Teams or face to face at a venue of your choice.
To arrange simply: Ring or text: 07795293707 | Email: j.rawlings@nhs.net or dchst.RaisingConcerns@nhs.net or complete the contact form found here: https://bit.ly/3aZARDX and clicking the pink “Raise your concern here” icon