The importance of speaking up

Paramedic apprentice James Atkinson talks to Jess Boon, a Freedom to Speak Up Guardian at NEAS, all about the work that she and her team does to encourage staff to feel able to give feedback about anything that affects them at work. In their conversation, Jess talks about the lessons that have been learned from the past in this area, and what she and her team are doing to help staff feel free to speak up - both now and in the future.   

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What is RTB?

RTB (Return To Base) is a podcast from North East Ambulance Service. In each episode, NEAS team members James Atkinson, Jason O'Connell or Mark Selling speak to expert colleagues to try and answer some of the big questions staff members have about working in the ambulance service, from day-to-day issues like mental health and the importance of speaking up, to big picture ideas like the future of paramedicine.