Health whistleblower in the UK faces sack

An NHS whistleblower in England could be sacked for raising concerns that a hospital was fiddling its death rates – bringing into question promises made by ministers to protect those who speak out in the public interest.

Sandra Haynes Kirkbright last year told the Daily Mail that she was “headhunted” by her employer, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, to “fix” its mortality figures.