Public Concern at Work (PCAW) has published its whistleblowing report for 2013. During the year, PCAW was contacted by 1,910 individuals for advice, up by 17% from the 1,632 requests for advice made in 2012. The report highlights the key sectors, industries, concerns and outcomes for workers who have sought advice from PCAW and relates to data gathered on all cases received in 2013 where the individual was seeking advice on how to raise a concern about wrongdoing, risk or malpractice. Headlines from the report are:

– A 61% annual increase in health sector whistleblowing cases, with patient safety concerns having soared by 97%.

– Whistleblowing cases in the education sector have increased 57% year on year.

– Concerns about public safety have doubled, of which 43% were from the education sector.

– 63% of the concerns raised were denied or ignored by employers.

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