Whitehead B, Barker, D (2010) Does the risk of reprisal prevent nurses in the NHS from blowing the whistle on bad practice? Nursing Times; 106: 43, early on-line publication. Background Despite the introduction of legislation to protect people who report poor or unsafe practice, whistleblowing can still have serious consequences for nurses. Aim To review the literature on whistleblowing in heal...

BACKGROUND Law enforcement depends on cooperation from the public and crime victims to protect citizens and maintain public safety; however, many crimes are not reported to police because of fear of repercussions or because the crime is considered trivial. It is unclear how police reporting affects the incidence of future victimization. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between reporting ...

OBJECTIVES To seek public opinion on the reporting of medical errors and the anonymity of healthcare workers who report medical errors. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS A random, representative survey of 2005 South Australians in April 2002, using telephone interviews based on a vignette provided. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES When a medical error occurs (i) whether the incident should be reported, and (ii)...

BACKGROUND Heat illness in the Armed Forces is considered preventable. The UK military relies upon dual Command and Medical reporting for case ascertainment, investigation of serious incidents and improvement of preventive practices and policy. This process could be vulnerable to under-reporting. OBJECTIVES To establish whether heat illness in the British Army has been under-reported, by revi...