I am a retired cardiologist and have been a supporter of whistleblowers in the NHS for several years. I am in touch with several WB who have suffered severe detriments at the hands of an ET Judge and the ET system. The common factor is the appalling treatment of WB, as if they were criminals. The original "protected disclosures" are buried in a mass of bureaucracy and not even discussed at the ET. I wager the ET Judge has no idea of their nature. The WB is punished by exclusion, restriction and eventually dismissal. Their careers are stolen from them just because they have raised, in good faith, concern. Families are disrupted, livelihoods destroyed. Some commit suicide. Their testimonies are trashed by lawyers for the Respondent and the ETJ. Personal insults are not uncommon. The system is rigged against the WB. Look at the stats! The ET proceedings are not recorded and it is a criminal offence for an attendee to do so without express permission which is rarely accorded (I know from a recent case where the ETJ would not allow a "prescribed person" - a journalist - to inspect the papers). The Judges' notes are private and not made available. One word that comes to mind is CORRUPTION!Whistleblowing is a service to society but instead it has become criminalised! The whole ET system, the PID Act 1998, PDA 2014, HSCA 2008 (Regulation 20; Duty of Candour) and various other legislation relevant to WB is in dire need of serious reform.
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