Whistleblowing in the Wind Towards a Socially Situated Research Agenda: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Document Type : Correspondence

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1 Health Services Management Center, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

2 Social Dimensions of Health Institute, Universities of Dundee and St Andrews, Fife, UK

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We would like to thank all those who responded to our editorial: ‘Cultures of Silence, Cultures of Voice: Whistleblowing in Healthcare Organisations.’1 Each commentary critically engaged with the ideas we set out, offering some affirmation but also taking the discussions in new directions with important implications for the development of the future research agenda in this area... (Read more...)

  1. Mannion R, Davies H, Cultures of silence and cultures of voice: the role of whistleblowing in healthcare organisations. Int J Health Policy Manag. 2015;4(8):503-505. doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2015.120
  2. Alford CF. What makes whistleblowers so threatening? Comment on “Cultures of silence and cultures of voice: the role of whistleblowing in healthcare organisations.” Int J Health Policy Manag. 2016;5(1):71-73. doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2015.183
  3. Blenkinsopp J,  Snowden N. What About Leadership? Comment on “Cultures of silence and cultures of voice: the role of whistleblowing in healthcare organisations.”  Int J Health Policy Manag. 2016;5(2):125-127. doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2015.193
  4. Cleary SR,  Doyle KE. Whistleblowing need not occur if internal voices are heard: from deaf effect to hearer courage: Comment on “Cultures of silence and cultures of voice: the role of whistleblowing in healthcare organisations.” Int J Health Policy Manag. 2016;5(1):59-61. doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2015.177
  5. Hyde PA. A wicked problem? Whistleblowing in healthcare organisations: Comment on “Cultures of silence and cultures of voice: the role of whistleblowing in healthcare organisations.” Int J Health Policy Manag. 2016;5(4):267-269. doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2016.01
  6. Jones A. The role of employee whistleblowing and raising concerns in an organizational learning culture - elusive and laudable? Comment on “Cultures of silence and cultures of voice: the role of whistleblowing in healthcare organisations.” Int J Health Policy Manag. 2016;5(1):67-69. doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2015.182
  7. MacDougall  DR. Whistleblowing: don't encourage it, prevent it: Comment on “Cultures of silence and cultures of voice: the role of whistleblowing in healthcare organisations.” Int J Health Policy Manag. 2016;5(3):189-191.       doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2015.190
  8. Schein  EH. Whistle blowing: a message to leaders and managers: Comment on “Cultures of Silence and Cultures of Voice: The Role of Whistleblowing in Healthcare Organisations.” Int J Health Policy Manag. 2016;5(4):265-266. doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2015.207
  9. Waring  J.  When whistle-blowers become the story: the problem of the 'third victim': Comment on “Cultures of silence and cultures of voice: the role of whistleblowing in healthcare organisations.” Int J Health Policy Manag. 2016;5(2):133-135. doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2015.197