Confidential Staff Liaison and Freedom To Speak Up Services

Concepts

• staff development
• inverness
• guardian / speak
• the guardian service
• confidential staff liaison
• staff
• liaison
• freedom
• speak
• confidential

Location

NHS Highland Area

Description

NHS Highland have been providing a Guardian / Speak up service since 2020, as recommended in the Sturrock review, this is to provide an independent channel for colleague concerns to be raised where other channels have not worked or cannot be used. This service was aligned to include the National Whistleblowing standards in NHS Highland also in 2020. The market was reviewed and the only established provider of this service that we have identified with appropriate and relevant NHS specific experience is The Guardian Service. The Guardian Service has been working with NHS Highland for the past three years and NHS Highland would like to continue to provide this service to its employees for a further 12 months with the option to extend for up to another 12 months.

Ammendments to Previous Notice

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 79633000 - Staff development services

Indicators

• Contract modified due to additional needs.

Legal Justification

The service is required to continue while NHS Highland conducts their recruitment to bring the service in house.

Other Information

(SC Ref:806074)