Useful contacts
Advice and help
Public Concern at Work
Website: www.pcaw.co.uk
Phone: 020 7404 6609
British Medical Association
Website: www.bma.org.uk
Phone: 020 7387 4499
Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland
Website: www.mddus.com
Phone: 0845 270 2034
Medical Defence Union Limited
Website: www.the-mdu.com
Phone: 0844 420 2020
Medical Protection Society
Website: www.medicalprotection.org
Phone: 0845 605 4000
NHS Whistleblowing Helpline
Phone: 08000 724 725
Regulatory and investigatory bodies
Professional regulatory bodies
General Chiropractic Council
Website: www.gcc-uk.org
Phone: 020 7713 5155
General Dental Council
Website: www.gdc-uk.org
Phone: 020 7887 3800
General Medical Council
Website: www.gmc-uk.org
Phone: 0161 923 6602
General Optical Council
Website: www.optical.org
Phone: 020 7580 3898
General Osteopathic Council
Website: www.osteopathy.org.uk
Phone: 020 7357 6655
General Pharmaceutical Council
Website: www.pharmacyregulation.org
Phone: 020 3365 3400
Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland
Website: www.psni.org.uk
Phone: 028 9032 6927
Health Professions Council
Website: www.hpc-uk.org
Phone: 020 7582 0866
Nursing and Midwifery Council
Website: www.nmc-uk.org
Phone: 020 7637 7181
Other regulatory and investigatory bodies
Care Quality Commission
Website: www.cqc.org.uk
Phone: 03000 616161
See also Raising a concern with CQC: A quick guide for health and care staff about whistleblowing (2011)
Monitor
Website: www.monitor-nhsft.gov.uk
Phone: 020 7340 2400
National Patient Safety Agency
Website: www.npsa.nhs.uk
Phone: 020 7927 9500
Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
Website: www.professionalstandards.org.uk
Phone: 020 7389 8030
Northern Ireland
Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority in Northern Ireland
Website: www.rqia.org.uk
Phone: 028 9051 7500
Scotland
The Care Inspectorate
Website: www.scswis.com
Phone: 0845 600 9527
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Website: www.healthcareimprovementscotland.org
Phone: 0131 623 4300
Wales
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales
Website: www.hiw.org.uk
Phone: 029 2092 8850