An amusing piece on the "Guardians". One would laugh if it wasn't such a waste of money employing a pen pusher [s]. http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/specialisms/whistleblowing/dh-outlines-next-steps-for-nhs-whistleblowing-guardians/5088102.article I guess it makes it easier to quickly shut down concerns especially when there is no such thing as "independence" and there is always a element of club culture. Call me cynical but we all know how the mop flops. Anyway, lets see what Rob Francis' idea achieves in the NHS. When it becomes a big flop show then we can count how many lives it cost. I guess something has to justify the hiring of a leading QC via tax payers money.