What is a Freedom to Speak Up guardian?
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What is a Freedom to Speak Up guardian?

Yvonne Covell Health journalist

How those in the role support nurses and other clinicians in raising concerns, and the skills you need to be a guardian

All organisations that provide services under the NHS Standard Contract are required to appoint a Freedom to Speak Up guardian – a crucial contact for any staff member who wants to raise concerns and may be finding it difficult to be heard.

Nursing Standard. 38, 10, 55-56. doi: 10.7748/ns.38.10.55.s17

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