Dr. Niamh Humphries:

I will hand over to my colleague, Dr. Jennifer Creese, shortly because she led on the paper about voice. One thing we noticed, however, all the way through our research was that people were nervous speaking to us, despite responses being anonymous and identities protected. They were nervous about sharing information with us, never mind speaking up in the workplace. There is a great deal of nervousness at all levels, from the most junior NCHD to the most senior consultant. The respondents were nervous that what they said might be linked back to them and that speaks to a kind of general fear among the medical workforce.