NHSE whistleblowing takeover ‘will have chilling effect’ NHS England's plan to take over a key whistleblowing initiative will have a "chilling effect" on staff wishing to speak up, experts have warned.

Speaking upo in the NHS. A step backwards.
www.hsj.co.uk/patient-safe...

Senior NHS officials warned staff over criticising rollout of Palantir platform Ethical objections and uneven adoption have made the tech group’s contract a divisive issue within English health service

So NHSE are to be the new key players in Speaking UP in the NHS going forward, Are they going to investigate this NHSE senior official threatening a critic of Palantir?

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Black staff ‘hit harder by management cuts’ This article from Nick Kituno was in today’s Health Service Journal (April 21st 2006). I This is exactly what Claire Bennett and myself forecast six months ago.

This article from Nick Kituno was in today’s Health Service Journal (April 21st 2006).
This is exactly what Claire Bennett and myself forecast six months ago.
A very loud silence from NHS England's Board?
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What Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli right really mean when they invoke ‘Greater Israel’ | Daniel Levy The concept is about much more than acquiring territory, it is also about Netanyahu’s desire for Israel to become a regional superpower, says Daniel Levy, president of the US/Middle East Project

What Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli right really mean when they invoke ‘Greater Israel’
Daniel Levy www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Private firms providing services to NHS made £1.6bn profit in two years, research finds Exclusive: MPs say profit-making levels in England are ‘scandalous’ and call for cap on amount private companies can make from NHS

The wonders of contracting out. For the contractors www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Hungarian opposition ousts Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power Péter Magyar’s Tisza party wins election as prime minister concedes defeat, in result likely to reshape ties with EU

Excellent. Good for Hungary. Good for Ukraine. Bad for Putin and the far right everywhere. The winner is far from perfect but what an achievement www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

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Did Israel attack Lebanon to spoil Iran war ceasefire as soon as it began? Israel claims attacks on densely populated residential areas that killed more than 200 people were aimed at Hezbollah members

Of course they did
Did Israel attack Lebanon to spoil Iran war ceasefire as soon as it began? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Trust accused of ‘legal bullying’ after attempt to sue worker A trust which took an employee to court for thousands of pounds has been accused of "legal bullying".

And still this Trust shows no sign of learning, holding liars to account or apologising for the bullying of a maintenance worker with a safety claim.
As for Weightmans........
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Always remember the first rule of power tactics; power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have.

Saul Alinsky

A strategy ‘to make life intolerable’: Israeli settlers are driving Christians out of West Bank The Taybeh community has survived crusaders and the Ottoman and British empires, but the latest attacks leave its future in question

An Easter message from the Israeli Government whose policy these thugs are cqrrying out www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

ICBs accused of ‘nonsensical’ job matching in ‘rushed’ merger Three integrated care boards have been accused of overseeing a "deeply flawed" merger programme, including a "nonsensical job-matching process".

There is an epidemic of this going on in the NHS at the moment. As predicted - with implications for diversity of course.

!ICBs accused of ‘nonsensical’ job matching in ‘rushed’ merger"

www.hsj.co.uk/integrated-c...

Doctors lose new jobs package as strike to go ahead The offer of 1,000 more training posts has been withdrawn after the union refused to scrap the planned six-day strike.

Whatever you think about the doctors dispute. cutting new training places is a quite bizarre response.
"Doctors lose new jobs package as strike to go ahead"
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NHSE gender pay gap hits double digits NHS England's gender pay gap has reached double digits, while the shortfall for disabled and ethnic minority staff also grew last year.

Surprise!

NHS England’s gender pay gap has reached double digits, while the shortfall for disabled and ethnic minority staff also grew last year. www.hsj.co.uk/workforce/nh...

Surprise!

NHS England’s gender pay gap has reached double digits, while the shortfall for disabled and ethnic minority staff also grew last year. www.hsj.co.uk/workforce/nh...

Starmer gives doctors 48 hours to cancel strike or lose new jobs package The prime minister says the NHS could lose 1,000 extra training places if resident doctors go ahead with a six-day strike next week.

I was a professional negotiator for 25 years for 8 different unions. Can somebody please explain why an appropriate "negotiating" response to the BMA pay dispute is to remove future jobs that the NHS needs? This is beyond bonkers whatever your view on the BMA dispute.

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Principle 1 - Each of us commits to standing up for equity YouTube video by Equity Charter

A new episode of @equitycharter.bsky.social podcast just dropped! 👀

In this episode @rogerkline.bsky.social and @brapequality.bsky.social do a deep dive on what it means to really understand and act when it comes to anti-discrimination.

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What leaders get wrong about responsibility Effective leadership isn’t about giving or taking responsibility—it’s about sharing it.

"simply understanding the need for distributed responsibility is not sufficient if leaders don’t understand what it means to demonstrate responsibility themselves" www.strategy-business.com/blog/What-le...

Pope seems to rebuke Trump in remarks about leaders with ‘hands full of blood’ Pontiff’s unusually pointed comments come after Pete Hegseth’s prayer for violence against enemies ‘who deserve no mercy’

I'm not religious but the Pope hit the spot here www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

It would be good to have a serious discussion about this rather than sound bites and blame. We could start with staffing levels and workplace culture?www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/29/nhs-...

Huge crowds take part in London march against the far right – live Organisers claim half a million people are marching through central London, protesting against the rise of the far right

Brilliant. Huge march in London against far right
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Temporary Workers, Permanent Voices: A Speak Up Review - National Guardian's Office A review carried out by the National Guardian’s Office has found that temporary workers feel largely excluded from being able to speak up about workplace issues – with almost two-thirds (60.4%) of tem...

The review heard deeply moving stories from temporary workers, with many recounting experiences of unfair treatment at work, a lack of advocacy and representation, mistrust in speaking up processes and a lack of support after raising concerns.
nationalguardian.org.uk/2026/03/26/t...

Under Investigation Under Investigation - Transforming Disciplinary Practice in the Workplace; While employee relations investigations are important for managing workplace issues, there is growing evidence of the harm th...

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This post is for the attention of those leaders and organisations who have left X due to many reasons Yet the MPs haven’t. So here is what Katie Lam, MP said about General Medical Council… | Parth... This post is for the attention of those leaders and organisations who have left X due to many reasons Yet the MPs haven’t. So here is what Katie Lam, MP said about General Medical Council referral...

Leadership on NHS racism from the Secretary of State? Err, no. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Palantir extends reach into British state as it gets access to sensitive FCA data Exclusive: Allowing US tech firm to analyse intelligence in name of tackling fraud raises fresh concerns over privacy

Why does this government love them do much? Palantir extends reach into British state as it gets access to sensitive FCA data www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

From economy of occupation to economy of genocide - (A/HRC/59/23) Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 - Question of Pal... To learn more about Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council and the Question of Palestine, click here to visit the dedicated webpage. Human Rights Council Fifty-ninth session 16 June–11 July...

almost every day provides evidence this headline is true
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Man who talked down hospital bomber says would-be attacker asked for a cuddle Nathan Newby set to receive George Medal for stopping a potential atrocity with an act of kindness

A remarkable guy
Man who talked down hospital bomber says would-be attacker asked for a cuddle
Nathan Newby set to receive George Medal for stopping a potential atrocity with an act of kindness www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Recently brap and @rogerkline.bsky.social were asked why it is still so difficult to discuss racism in the workplace.

Here's the list we came up with: www.brap.org.uk/post/taking-...