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Whistleblower laws under threat

Worrying suggestions in Parliament for a reform of whistleblower rights

Report and be damned: an American whistleblower’s story

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August has been a busy month for whistleblowers in the United States.

The NHS whistleblower and the £500,000 ‘supergag’

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The Today Programme investigates the silencing of NHS whistleblowers

Olympus payout misses chance to establish whistleblower precedent

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Olympus whistleblower case settled for reported £10m, but with little public benefit.

Latest Stories

Report and be damned: an American whistleblower’s story
August 28, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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August has been a busy month for whistleblowers in the United States.

Olympus payout misses chance to establish whistleblower precedent
May 29, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Olympus whistleblower case settled for reported £10m, but with little public benefit.

GMC moves to stop gagging clauses in NHS
January 26, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Doctors must be able to report malpractice, GMC rules, following Bureau investigation.

DfID launches review after it exposed whistleblower
January 19, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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Andrew Mitchell orders review after Bureau proves DfID revealed informant’s identity.

Analysis: Will the NHS ever be truly transparent?
August 13, 2011 | by | 2 Comments
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The ‘duty of candour’ policy will make transparency a contractual obligation.

Pharmaceutical giant fined $750m
November 1, 2010 | by | Comments Off
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Further revelations of bad practice in US pharmaceutical industry.

Documentary reveals the unhealthy profits of the pharmaceutical industry
August 11, 2010 | by | 8 Comments
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The United States healthcare industry is the world’s biggest. Our investigation reveals the story of how healthcare became unhealthy profit.

NHS whistleblowers: Doctors gagged after attempts to expose malpractice
August 2, 2010 | by | 4 Comments
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NHS workers that criticise procedure are meant to be protected by the law, but the Bureau reveals doctors are still being gagged.

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State of Surveillance
The Bureau's analysis of the global surveillance industry.

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NHS Reforms Examined
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