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Commons · Question 91251 · Tabled 14 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 9 Dec 2025

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Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a dedicated whistleblowing line for NHS staff and patients to report issues with language barriers in the National Health Servi

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Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 9 Dec 2025

Speak Up Direct, funded by the Department, is a dedicated, independent helpline offering confidential advice, signposting, and guidance to National Health Service and social care staff on raising work-related concerns. Additional support includes Freedom ...