Speak Out Safely Launched in March 2013, the Speak Out Safely (SOS) campaign was intended to help strengthen protection for frontline staff and increase honesty and transparency in the NHS. The SOS campaign came about after the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust Public Inquiry report, which had highlighted the need to encourage staff to raise concerns or whistleblow. The hard-hitting report into the scandal had identified that workers had tried to speak up about patient safety concerns but had been ignored and even victimised as a result. Meanwhile, according to a survey to mark the launch of our campaign, nurses who spoke out about concerns in the NHS said they were likely to face negative consequences and were often ignored.