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Appendix 1 Freedom to Speak Up plan deliverables for 2022/2023 Deliverable Comment

Deadline

Raising awareness Delivery of regular communications to staff on how to raise concerns

Ongoing

Promote speaking up cases and learning

Ongoing

Support FTSU month

October 2022

Ensuring a positive raising concerns culture Refresh NHSI board self-assessment of leadership and governance arrangements in relation to speaking up Support inclusion of FTSU for board development session Promote the NGO HEE e-learning and monitor compliance as part of the Trust essential training programme Work with the Patient Safety Specialist and the Risk team to highlight FTSU messages within the implementation of the NHS Patient Safety strategy Update Trust policy to meets requirements of refreshed national Freedom to Speak Up policy Support Review and produce guidance of support arrangements for staff and managers involved in raising a concern in line with the work undertaken by the scrutiny panel for managing HR formal processes. Learning Conduct a listening exercise with the staff network groups Develop FTSU senior nurse reflections on speaking up and listening up for use on CPEP virtual study Review information from staff survey and develop actions to reduce barriers to speaking up for different staff groups Conduct a FTSU/ patient safety culture exercise to ascertain views on culture

Discussed at a board development day Discussed at a board development day

April 2022

July 2022

Compliance monitored, e learning promoted but more promotion needed National implementation guidance due May/June National policy published July 2022. Policy updated and is going through consultation process Joint with HR managers, Unions

December 2022 December 2022

December 2022

October 2022

EDG film complete and shared Initial conversation with LGBTQ+ staff network

December 2022

Videos available

April 2022

Analysis of survey results undertaken. Results and barriers discussed at EDG Joint with Patient Safety Specialist In planning for November 2022 RESPECT campaign promoted during Freedom to Speak Up month as part of #speakupforcivility

October 2022

March 2023

Develop Schwarz round

November 2022 March 2023

Work with HR and Union colleagues in line with the Trust Respect campaign to support positive behaviours

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