Implementation of 'Freedom to Speak Up Guardians' in NHS acute and mental health trusts in England: the FTSUG mixed-methods study

Jones, Aled; Maben, Jill; Adams, Mary; Mannion, Russell; Banks, Carys; Blake, Joanne; Job, Kathleen; Kelly, Daniel

doi:10.3310/GUWS9067

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This study identified wide variability in the implementation of the Guardian role and concluded that optimal implementation has six components.

Aled Jones , Jill Maben , Mary Adams , Russell Mannion , Carys Banks , Joanne Blake, Kathleen Job & Daniel Kelly .

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Aled Jones ^1,^*, Jill Maben ², Mary Adams ³, Russell Mannion ⁴, Carys Banks ², Joanne Blake ¹, Kathleen Job ¹, Daniel Kelly ¹

¹ School of Healthcare Sciences, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
² School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
³ King’s Improvement Science, Health Service & Population Research Department, King’s College London, London, UK
⁴ Health Services Management Centre, School of Social Policy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
^* Corresponding author Email: jonesa97@cardiff.ac.uk

Declared competing interests of authors: Jill Maben reports membership of the National Institute for Health and Care Research Health and Social Care Delivery Research Funding Committee (2019–present), although was not a member when funding for this project was approved. Russell Mannion reports membership of the advisory working group for the National Guardian’s Office (2019–present).

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