Louisa Hopkins - Lead freedom to Speak Up Guardian
Working as an HCA, Nurse and Midwife in the NHS for over 20 years has been a great foundation of learning in working as the Lead Freedom to Speak Up Guardian here at Gloucestershire Hospitals. I have experience of working as a lead Freedom to Speak Up Guardian for over 4 years in another organisation and work alongside the National Guardians Office as a National Guardian Mentor. I love supporting staff and seeing the benefit of staff moving their working culture to one of openness and transparency. I am really passionate that in this Trust all staff have a voice that counts. As a team we are here to support safe speaking up for all staff.
As a team, we have a special interest in anyone who may have barriers to speaking up. We want to hear about any concerns you have, whichever part of the organisation you work in. We want to ensure we hear all staff voices and for staff to know, everyone can speak up. If you have a particular shift pattern that requires support at a different time, please let me know and we will support you.
Contact - Mobile: 07500 726729 Email: louisahopkins@nhs.net
Rumbai Sutcliffe
Relationships and how we treat each other in the work place can have a massive impact on how we work within teams and how we deliver care and services to our patients. I am thrilled to be part of the Freedom to Speak Up Team at a time when the Trust is dedicated to supporting Freedom to Speak up. A journey that requires Speaking Up, Listening Up and Following Up to be seen as business as usual, but also a key element in fostering openness, transparency and psychological safety.
I also appreciate that Speaking Up is not always easy, and that it can be quite daunting not knowing what the consequences or outcome of doing so might be. The Freedom to Speak Guardian Team is here to support you no matter how big or small the concern. So, take that first step and put patient safety and your wellbeing first.
Contact - Mobile: 07929866671 Email: Rumbai.Sutcliffe@nhs.net
Lawrie Kidd
I am an anaesthetist who joined the Trust in 2021. I worked here as a trainee, and across the South West through my training.
In my clinical role, I often meet patients at a very vulnerable stage of their journey and it strikes me how showing compassion is the very least we can do. I think we should do this with our colleagues as well and would like to think that my taking this role will open the door to people to talk openly about things they see that doesn't sit well with them. I know that occasionally we witness things that aren’t okay and if this happens people need to be encouraged to speak up so that we can learn from these situations.
Contact - lawrence.kidd2@nhs.net