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There are many ways to speak to us, find your guardian below.

This form is designed for staff looking to discuss potential issues they face in the workplace. 

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Contact us via:

Email: contact@signalspeakup.co.uk

Phone: 0800 94 94 94 1

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Meet your team

Naomi

Lead Guardian

Naomi oversees the service - working closely with senior leaders, HR teams, champions and ambassadors to promote the Speak Up ethos, spot and discuss trends and themes, and help the NHS meet and exceed it's commitment to make speaking up business as usual

Kelsey

FTSU Guardian

Kelsey has been a Freedom to speak up Guardian since 2022. She has HR and Primary Care experience and has a passion for positive working environments.

Sean

FTSU Champion

Sean champions the Speak-Up message and our external services with Social Media content digital promotions. He is also available if any employees would feel more comfortable talking to a male - he will liaise with one of the guardians to help support you.

As we work with your organisation, we will help to:

  • Support workers who speak up

  • Make sure workers have the capability, knowledge, and skills they need to speak up themselves

  • Identify and reduce barriers to speaking up

  • Foster a positive Speak Up, Listen Up, Follow Up culture in your organisation

  • Support your organisation to use matters raised as opportunities for continuous learning and improvement

  • Ensure consistency in Freedom to Speak Up throughout healthcare

  • Improve the experience of workers

  • Ensure consistency in Freedom to Speak Up throughout healthcare

What will happen when I contact Signal?

Support

We will provide effective, compassionate support and guidance to all workers, and ensure that we have suitable reach across the organisation.

Action

We will ensure that appropriate action is taken when an issue is brought to us, with confidentiality being respected as appropriate. We will ensure that fair and effective investigations happen, and regular feedback on progress is given.

Please note that, as a Freedom to Speak Up Guardian, we will not be involved in investigating the cases brought to us.

Records

We will ensure that all cases are recorded according to the National Guardian’s Office guidance.

Please note that, as a Freedom to Speak Up Guardian, we will not be involved in investigating the cases brought to us.

Feedback

We will ensure that everyone who speaks up receives feedback and has the opportunity to give feedback about their experience.

Speaking Up routes

We will direct workers to alternative routes to progress cases that may otherwise present a conflict.

What will happen when I contact Signal?

Freedom to Speak Up Guardians offer an additional route for workers to speak up about anything and everything that gets in the way of doing a great job. We also work proactively to support your organisations to help identify and reduce barriers to speaking up.

All Freedom to Speak Up Guardians work to a universal job description, the principles of which can be applied to all settings.

The Freedom to Speak Up Guardian role has reactive and proactive elements. The reactive relates to our speaking up case work. The proactive involves supporting development of a positive Speak Up, Listen Up and Follow Up culture.

The Freedom to Speak Up Guardian role is one that relies on partnership working, both inside and outside of the organisation.

Thank you!

We take great pleasure in ensuring that individuals who have spoken up are thanked and do not suffer as a result of speaking up. Speaking up should be encouraged and valued. We will always thank you for speaking up and endeavour to help and support without taking sides.