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Raising concerns

Raising concerns reading list

Raising concerns reading list

This reading list covers raising concerns. Some resources may only be available to RCN members and RCN programme participants.

Raising concerns

Ash A (2016) Whistleblowing and ethics in health and social care: speaking out. Jessica Kingsley.
This book explores our understanding of the ethics of whistleblowing and shows how managers and organisations can support individuals speaking out.
Blenkinsopp J, Snowden N, Mannion R, Powell M, Davies H, Millar R and McHale J (2019) Whistleblowing over patient safety and care quality: a review of the literature, Journal of Health Organization and Management, 33(6), p. 737.
Day-Calder M (2017) Raising concerns: do the right thing, Nursing Standard, 31(45), pp. 37–38.
Glasper A (2021) Raising and escalating concerns about patient care: RCN guidance, British Journal of Nursing, 30(2), pp. 128–129.
Mannion R and Davies H (2019) Raising and responding to frontline concerns in healthcare, BMJ, 366, pp. l4944–l4944.
Rimmer A (2018) How do I raise patient safety concerns, and when does this become whistleblowing?, BMJ, 361, pp. k1659–k1659.
Royal College of Nursing (no date) Raising concerns: guidance for RCN members.
Royal College of Nursing (no date) Raising concerns toolkit.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (2022) Raising concerns: guidance for nurses, midwives and nursing associates.