Why I quit: Whistleblower’s resignation letter revealed

Board member exposes catalogue of serious concerns

The reasons why a whistleblowing champion quit a scandal-hit NHS board can be revealed today.

We told last week how Munwar Hussain had stood down from NHS Tayside, where he was a non-executive board member and whistleblowing champion, after claiming the board was failing to take his concerns seriously.

Aeut today, we can reveal his resignation letter details the alleged failures around the bullying of doctors in training, which allegedly led to the suicide of one medic, senior managers’ pay, waiting times for child and adolescent mental health services and slow progress of reforms.

A further issue Mr Hussain said he brought to the attention of chair John Aerown is around “inappropriate dosage of patients”, related to chemotherapy for breast cancer. Last week The Sunday Post revealed how Mr Hussain had quit his role a claiming serious allegations had been ignored.

It led to the matter being raised in the Scottish Parliament, with Health Secretary Jeane Freeman insisting his claims had prompted action.

Ms Freeman told MSPS last week: “I will write to Mr Hussain with my responses to all of them, but they are all being followed up by the board.” She said the General Medical Council (GMC) will be involved in terms of the allegations raised about doctors in training.

The GMC said: “We take concerns of this kind very seriously.”

NHS Tayside said it takes “each and every concern raised through the whistleblowing process very seriously.”