WorksheetsWhistleblower Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the term for someone who discloses illegal or dangerous activity in an organization or workplace?
Informant
Whistleblower
Spy
Insider
Which act protects whistleblowers in the UK?
Data Protection Act 2018
Freedom of Information Act 2000
The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998
Equality Act 2010
For whistleblowers to be protected, the disclosed information must be:
Confidential and private
In the public interest and have the potential to affect other people
Anonymous and untraceable
Financially beneficial
Who is credited with the statement regarding whistleblowing in 2017?
Smith et al
Johnson et al
Wyatt et al
Brown et al
What is the main purpose of the NHS Whistleblowing policy?
To encourage staff to remain silent
To ensure staff are punished for speaking up
To encourage staff to speak up and address concerns
To prevent staff from raising any issues
What is the role of the Whistleblowing Guardian?
To punish staff for raising concerns
To provide independent and impartial advice
To ignore staff concerns
To manage patient records
What happens to concerns not resolved quickly through line managers?
They are ignored
They are investigated
They are dismissed
They are archived
How are investigations supposed to be conducted according to the policy?
Based on rumors
Evidence-based and independent
Without any documentation
By the staff involved in the concern
What is a 'Speaking up Guardian'?
A person who supports employees in raising concerns
A financial advisor
A team leader
A project manager
How does the Duty of Candour relate to whistleblowing?
It encourages transparency and honesty
It discourages reporting
It promotes secrecy
It increases workload
