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Built for small to large employers across UK care homes, nursing homes, dental practices, GP surgeries, domiciliary care providers, homecare agencies, hospitals, private healthcare and every corner of health and social care. Every plan includes the CareWhistle policy pack and an online branded poster — a confidential, regulator-ready reporting channel that protects your organisation, your staff and the people in your care.
Built for organisations regulated by:
Service Commissioners and Regulators all expect the highest standards of behaviour of those who work for your organisation. Employees see, hear and experience difficult issues within the workplace and often feel frightened to raise their concerns. Early knowledge and involvement allows organisations to deal with any situation confidently and effectively.
By signing up for our service you will join the hundreds of organisations who are protected by CareWhistle.
The UK's leading secure, anonymous whistleblowing service for healthcare and social care organisations
CareWhistle is a UK-based specialist whistleblowing services company providing modern, secure, and anonymous reporting solutions for healthcare and social care organisations. We're recognised as the UK's number one for ease of use and whistleblower protection.
We provide comprehensive whistleblowing services designed to protect both your organisation and your people. Every subscription includes the CareWhistle policy pack and an online branded poster, ensuring every report is handled confidentially, thoroughly documented and properly communicated for appropriate action.
Unlike generic services, we specialise exclusively in healthcare and social care, understanding your unique regulatory requirements. With over 1500 reports processed, we have proven expertise in handling sensitive workplace concerns across all care settings.
Complete anonymity through secure online portal - no registration required
Comprehensive whistleblowing policy template, ready to brand and roll out
Staff-facing poster with your branding to display in workplaces and online
Evidence of good governance for CQC, Ofsted, and regulatory inspections
CQC registered residential and nursing homes
Supported living and domiciliary care providers
Ofsted registered children's homes and nurseries
GP surgeries, dental practices, primary care
Adult and young people services across all settings
Day services and respite for vulnerable populations
Compare our basic starter package pricing with other whistleblowing service providers
Get the same professional whistleblowing service at a fraction of the cost. No compromise on quality, security, or support.
Complete integration and institutional setup within just 24 hours.
Professional branded materials with your company details included.
Configure unlimited internal recipient networks.
Personalised account management and support services.
Always-available reporting with complete anonymity protection.
All communications secured under certified security standards.
Organisations need to have safe and secure internal reporting processes. Without providing staff with easy access to reporting concerns, you might compromise your "solutions" that put neither your employees, nor the public, and potential victims front in your commercial needs and regulations.
Our secure platform enables employees to report workplace concerns anonymously while providing organisations with the tools needed to investigate and resolve issues effectively and compliantly.
Completely anonymous reporting system with secure tokens and PINs to protect identity.
Professional case tracking and investigation tools for organisational management.
Full regulatory compliance support including ISO 27001 and ICO guidelines.
Complete lifecycle management from report to resolution with secure communication.
Choose the plan that fits your organisation. No hidden fees.
Professional whistleblowing solutions designed for modern organisations seeking comprehensive compliance and workplace integrity management.
Built for the UK Care Sector
CareWhistle is an anonymous whistleblowing platform for small to large employers across UK health and social care — from care homes, nursing homes and homecare agencies to GP surgeries, dental practices, hospitals and private healthcare providers. We help registered managers, partners and directors across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland meet CQC, Care Inspectorate, CIW and HIW expectations for safe, confidential staff reporting.
Demonstrate a robust whistleblowing policy to CQC inspectors. Receive anonymous concerns about safeguarding, medication errors, neglect or staff conduct directly through a secure, audit-ready portal — protecting your residents, your staff and your registration.
Give your community-based carers a confidential, 24/7 channel to raise concerns about service users, lone-working risks, rota safety or financial misconduct. Strengthen safeguarding evidence for tenders, local-authority contracts and CQC Well-led inspections.
Tailored for dementia, learning-disability and complex-needs providers. Encrypted reporting that supports the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA), Speak Up Guardian frameworks, and your duty of candour obligations under UK regulation.
From single-site practices to multi-site groups — CareWhistle scales to fit small to large employers and every UK health and social care regulator.
Whistleblowing FAQ
A whistleblowing service is an independent, confidential reporting channel that lets workers raise concerns about wrongdoing — such as fraud, safeguarding failures, harassment or health and safety risks — outside their organisation's normal management chain. CareWhistle is the UK's independent whistleblowing service for small to large employers across health and social care — including care homes, nursing homes, dental practices, GP surgeries, domiciliary care providers, homecare agencies, hospitals and private healthcare — with anonymous reporting plus the CareWhistle policy pack and an online branded poster.
Whistleblowing is when a worker reports suspected wrongdoing at work — such as fraud, safeguarding failures, health and safety risks or criminal activity. In the UK it is legally known as making a protected disclosure under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA).
A written whistleblowing policy is not mandatory for every UK employer, but it is effectively required for regulated sectors including care homes, the NHS, financial services and education. Every UK employer is covered by PIDA 1998, so a policy is strongly recommended as legal protection.
A compliant UK whistleblowing policy should include the purpose and scope, PIDA definitions, a non-retaliation commitment, anonymous reporting channels, an investigation procedure with timescales, external prescribed-person rights and an annual review date. Every CareWhistle subscription includes a free, ready-to-use whistleblowing policy template.
An anonymous whistleblowing service like CareWhistle gives workers an independent channel to raise concerns outside the management chain. Reports are received securely, the whistleblower is issued a token to communicate without revealing their identity, and the employer receives redacted case information to investigate.
CareWhistle plans start at £99/year for small UK employers (up to 50 staff), £149/year for 51–100 staff and £349/year for 101–200 staff. Every plan includes the CareWhistle policy pack and an online branded poster.
Yes. CareWhistle is built to ISO 27001 information-security controls, fully GDPR compliant and registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). All reports are end-to-end encrypted.
CareWhistle is a whistleblowing service built for UK employers who want a confidential, professional channel for staff concerns. As an online whistleblowing service, we give your team a secure way to raise issues anonymously, day or night, without going through internal management. Every plan includes the CareWhistle policy pack — a ready-to-brand whistleblowing policy template — and an online branded poster so staff know exactly how to speak up.
Our UK whistleblowing service is used across the full breadth of health and social care: care homes, nursing homes, domiciliary care providers, homecare agencies, dental practices, GP surgeries, hospitals, private healthcare, children's services and day & respite care. Whether you employ 5 people or 500, CareWhistle scales with you — see our whistleblowing service pricing from £99 per year.
The CareWhistle anonymous whistleblowing service issues each reporter a secure token and PIN, allowing two-way conversation with case handlers without ever revealing the whistleblower's identity. Reports are end-to-end encrypted, stored on ISO 27001-aligned infrastructure and protected under GDPR. See how the service works step-by-step.
Every CareWhistle subscription includes a comprehensive UK whistleblowing policy template aligned with the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA), plus an online branded whistleblowing poster for noticeboards and staff areas. Together they give your organisation a complete, regulator-ready whistleblowing framework — without legal fees or design costs.
Ready to give your staff a safe way to speak up? Choose your plan or contact the CareWhistle team to discuss your organisation.
Whistleblowing is the act of a worker raising a concern about wrongdoing, risk or malpractice they have seen at work — fraud, safeguarding failures, bullying, neglect, financial misconduct, breaches of regulation or unsafe practice. A whistleblower is the person who reports that concern. UK law (the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998) protects whistleblowers who make a qualifying disclosure in the public interest from being dismissed or victimised by their employer. CareWhistle gives every UK employer a ready-made, independent whistleblowing service so staff can raise concerns confidentially — without going through their line manager.
The CareWhistle whistleblower hotline combines a 24/7 online whistleblowing portal with telephone support on 0800 861 1317. Workers can raise concerns from any device, at any hour, in seconds. Every report is given a unique secure token and PIN, so the whistleblower can return to their case, post follow-up messages and receive replies from your designated case handler — all without ever giving their name. This is full anonymous whistleblower reporting, not just a one-shot tip line.
UK whistleblower protection is enshrined in the Employment Rights Act 1996 (as amended by PIDA). A worker who blows the whistle on serious wrongdoing — a criminal offence, breach of legal duty, miscarriage of justice, health-and-safety risk, environmental damage or deliberate cover-up — cannot lawfully be dismissed, disciplined or subjected to detriment for doing so. CareWhistle reinforces those legal rights with practical confidentiality: end-to-end encrypted messaging, role-based access, ISO 27001-aligned hosting and an audit trail your regulator will recognise.
If you need to report a whistleblowing concern, the fastest route is the secure online form on the CareWhistle reporting page. You'll be asked to choose your employer (or use a company code), pick a category, describe what happened and add any evidence. You'll receive a token and PIN to track your case. You can stay completely anonymous, or share contact details if you want a direct reply. Either way, your identity is never shared with your employer without your permission.
While CareWhistle is built around UK health and social care, the same whistleblowing platform works for any employer that wants a credible, independent way for staff to speak up — schools and academy trusts, charities, professional services firms, hospitality, retail, construction, manufacturing, transport and the public sector. One subscription covers your whole workforce, the whistleblowing policy and the online branded poster — everything you need to operate a compliant whistleblowing reporting service.
