We need to protect the whistleblowers who save our skins but pay the price. (2015)

“Deepwater Horizon could have been prevented had BP listened to just one of the many warnings coming from whistleblowers inside the company.”

Kate Kenny, Reader in Management at Queen’s University Belfast
The Conversation.com, 12 May 2015

“Whistleblowers perform a vital role in today’s world. They alert the public to financial fraud, abuse in institutions and potential environmental disasters. For years, the NHS ignored attempts by whistleblowers to raise concerns about care that was “substandard, and sometimes unsafe” at Mid-Staffordshire Foundation Trust, while we now know that the Deepwater Horizon disaster of 2010 could have been prevented had BP listened to just one of the many warnings coming from whistleblowers inside the company.

“While we may admire whistleblowers and celebrate their bravery, we don’t seem to want to help those who struggle for years. The message for many who are forced to go outside their organisation is clear: you may never work in your industry again because of your disclosure, and there is zero financial support available to help you.

“We need to know more…. Once we have this knowledge, then we can begin to plan how we can help people to survive, after they have risked their lives and incomes for our sakes.”

Read the full article here: We need to protect the whistleblowers