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MacDougall, D. (2016). Whistleblowing: Don’t Encourage It, Prevent It; Comment on “Cultures of Silence And Cultures of Voice: The Role Of Whistleblowing in Healthcare Organisations”. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 5(3), 189-191. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2015.190
D. Robert MacDougall. "Whistleblowing: Don’t Encourage It, Prevent It; Comment on “Cultures of Silence And Cultures of Voice: The Role Of Whistleblowing in Healthcare Organisations”". International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 5, 3, 2016, 189-191. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2015.190
MacDougall, D. (2016). 'Whistleblowing: Don’t Encourage It, Prevent It; Comment on “Cultures of Silence And Cultures of Voice: The Role Of Whistleblowing in Healthcare Organisations”', International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 5(3), pp. 189-191. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2015.190
MacDougall, D. Whistleblowing: Don’t Encourage It, Prevent It; Comment on “Cultures of Silence And Cultures of Voice: The Role Of Whistleblowing in Healthcare Organisations”. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2016; 5(3): 189-191. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2015.190

Whistleblowing: Don’t Encourage It, Prevent It; Comment on “Cultures of Silence And Cultures of Voice: The Role Of Whistleblowing in Healthcare Organisations”

Article 6, Volume 5, Issue 3, March 2016, Page 189-191  XML PDF (346 K)
Document Type: Commentary
DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2015.190
Author
D. Robert MacDougall
Department of Social Sciences, New York City College of Technology (CUNY), New York City, NY, USA
Abstract
In a recent article, Mannion and Davies argue that there are a multitude of ways in which organizations (such as the National Health Service [NHS]) can deal with wrongdoing or ethical problems, including the formation of policies that encourage and protect would-be whistleblowers. However, it is important to distinguish internal reporting about wrongdoing from whistleblowing proper, because the two are morally quite different and should not be dealt with in the same way. This article argues that we should not understand the authors’ conclusions to apply to “whistleblowing” proper, because their recommended approach would be both unfeasible and undesirable for addressing whistleblowing defined in this way.
Keywords
Whistleblowing; Moral Dilemma; Organizational Policy; Public Policy; Ethics
Main Subjects
Health Policy
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