NHS must listen to whistleblowers, says health secretary

Victoria Atkins says she has asked officials to look into claims doctors and nurses who have spoken up were mistreated

The NHS must listen to whistleblowers and investigate their concerns in the interests of patient safety, the health secretary has said.

Victoria Atkins said she had asked officials to look into cases where there were claims of mistreatment of people who had spoken up about the issues they had experienced.