Protecting Every Professional · #NoSupportNoSustainability

Your employer is counting on you not knowing your rights

From consultant surgeons to hospital cleaners — every NHS and care sector worker has legal rights that expire in 3 months. Most lose them to silence, confusion, and a system designed to be unaffordable.

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No capWhistleblowing awards
Day 1Rights from first shift
3 monthsBefore claim expires
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How Care Professionals Shield stacks your claims

Whistleblowing — ERA s.103A

No cap

Your DATIX report may already qualify. Uncapped. Day 1.

Discrimination — Equality Act 2010

No cap

Race, disability, age, sex, religion. Vento bands for feelings.

ACAS code breaches

+25% uplift

No investigation, no appeal, no written reasons — each adds 25%.

Unlawful wage deduction

Day 1

Notice pay, unpaid shifts, holiday — applies from your first day.

Unfair dismissal — ERA s.94

2yr+

Stack with uncapped claims to remove the compensation ceiling.

Potential combined award Uncapped
NHS trusts· Nursing homes· Care homes· Private hospitals· Community providers· Independent ambulance services· GP practices· Mental health trusts
Care Professionals Shield

Every role. Every band. Every trust.

Whether you are a consultant surgeon or a hospital porter, a community nurse or a care home cleaner — your rights are the same. Care Professionals Shield covers all 11 NHS workforce categories.

Care Professionals Shield — expanded coverage

Beyond NHS trusts

Care Professionals Shield extends the full playbook to every regulated care setting — not just NHS hospitals.

Nursing homes and residential care homes
Private hospitals and independent sector treatment centres
Community health providers and social enterprises
Independent ambulance services
GP practices, dental surgeries, primary care networks
Mental health and learning disability providers
Hospices and palliative care organisations
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Medical and Dental

Consultants, registrars, junior doctors, clinical fellows, dental surgeons

Locum · Substantive · Clinical fellow
🩺

Nursing and Midwifery

Registered nurses, nurse practitioners, midwives, healthcare assistants, nursing associates

Bank · Agency · Permanent
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Allied Health Professions

Physiotherapists, OTs, radiographers, speech and language therapists, podiatrists, dietitians

Band 5–8 · Locum · Fixed-term
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Healthcare Science

Biomedical scientists, clinical biochemists, audiologists, medical physicists, cardiographers

Specialist · Associate · Trainee
📋

Administration and Clerical

Medical secretaries, receptionists, ward clerks, medical records clerks, personal assistants

Band 2–5 · Part-time · Zero-hours
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Corporate and Management

Chief executives, operations managers, HR personnel, finance officers, legal teams

VSM · AfC Band 8–9 · Fixed-term
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IT and Digital

IT support technicians, systems analysts, network engineers, data analysts, software developers

Contractor · Permanent · Agency
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Estates and Ancillary

Porters, cleaners, catering staff, laundry workers, security officers, maintenance engineers, electricians

Band 1–3 · Outsourced · TUPE
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Pharmacy

Pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy assistants

Locum · Superintendent · Accuracy checker
🧠

Psychological Professions

Clinical psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors

IAPT · CAMHS · Adult · Forensic
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Ambulance and Patient Transport

Paramedics, emergency care assistants, patient transport drivers, librarians

NHS ambulance · Independent · PTS
The reality

The system is designed to be unaffordable. We change that.

Every year, thousands of care workers are wrongfully dismissed and walk away with nothing — not because they had no claim, but because nobody told them.

The complete playbook

From "I smell a rat" to tribunal judgment

Every step guided. No solicitor needed at any stage.

1
Do this before you leave

Create your DATIX governance footprint

Report patient safety concerns, staffing failures, or governance issues on DATIX. Each entry is timestamped and institutionally recorded — the foundation of a whistleblowing chain before you leave.

2
Do this before you leave

Formalise your protected disclosure

That concern you mentioned verbally to your manager may already be a qualifying disclosure. Care Professionals Shield identifies it and formalises it retroactively — backdating your whistleblower protection.

3
Do this before you leave

Refer to NHS England, CQC, FTSU Guardian

Each governance body referral creates institutional pressure and strengthens your whistleblowing chain. Trust boards settle COT3 to avoid regulatory exposure.

4
Strategic

Run last-day compliance tests

Request notice pay, holiday balance, and written reasons in writing. Document every refusal. Each employer failure is evidence and triggers the ACAS 25% uplift on your award.

5
Strategic

Identify and stack every valid claim

Care Professionals Shield's intake engine maps every claim available. Most workers know about one. You should know about all of them — then combine them for maximum value.

6
Legal process

ACAS early conciliation with a real strategy

Arrive knowing your full schedule of loss, whistleblowing chain, and opening position. Most trusts settle COT3 rather than face an uncapped whistleblowing hearing.

7
Legal process

File your ET1 as a litigant in person

Tribunal-ready particulars of claim. Witness statement. Schedule of loss. Skeleton argument. Cross-examination script. Closing submission. Care Professionals Shield builds every document.

8
Legal process

Defend strike-out, attend hearing, collect remedy

If the respondent applies to strike out your claim, Care Professionals Shield drafts the defence. Remedy hearing prep included — maximise the final award.

Know your rights

You likely have more claims than you realise

Claims stack. Combine your strengths — the way the trust's legal team combines their defences.

No cap · Day 1

Whistleblowing detriment or dismissal

ERA 1996 s.47B / s.103A. A DATIX entry, an informal verbal concern, an email — all may qualify. Uncapped. No qualifying period.

No cap · Day 1

Discrimination

Equality Act 2010. All 9 characteristics. Vento bands for injury to feelings. Direct, indirect, harassment, victimisation. No cap.

No cap · Day 1

Automatic unfair dismissal

ERA s.99 / 100 / 103A. Pregnancy, health and safety, whistleblowing. No qualifying period. No compensation cap. Immediate rights.

Day 1

Unlawful deduction of wages

ERA s.13. Notice pay, holiday, unpaid shifts, expenses. Applies from your very first day — locum, agency, bank, or permanent.

Day 1 · +25%

ACAS code breaches

No investigation, no hearing, no appeal, no written reasons. Each breach adds 25% to your compensatory award.

2 years service

Unfair dismissal

ERA s.94. Stack with whistleblowing and discrimination to remove the compensation cap entirely. Permanent and fixed-term staff.

Free claim check

Find out what you are owed

8 questions. Your personalised claim map. No card required.

Question 1 of 8
What is your role in the care sector?
What type of employment were you on?
How long had you worked there?
What happened to you?
Did you raise any concern — even informally?
Do any of these apply to you?
Did the employer follow any formal process?
When were you dismissed or when did the problem start?

Your ET1 must be filed within 3 months minus 1 day of this date. This is a hard legal deadline with very limited exceptions.

Your claim map
Based on your answers — full analysis and document building available inside the platform
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Real outcomes. Real professionals.

Agency nurse · Band 6
"I had no idea my DATIX report from three months earlier counted as a protected disclosure. Care Professionals Shield identified it, formalised it retroactively, and it transformed my claim from capped unfair dismissal to uncapped whistleblowing."
Agency nurse, Midlands NHS trustContract terminated without process
Healthcare assistant · Band 2
"As an HCA earning £23,000, a solicitor was impossible. Care Professionals Shield gave me the ET1, the schedule of loss, and the confidence to represent myself. The trust settled COT3 two weeks before the hearing."
Healthcare assistant, London NHS trustDismissed after 3 years service
Locum consultant · Radiology
"I knew about unfair dismissal. Care Professionals Shield identified race discrimination, whistleblowing detriment, and three ACAS code breaches I had never considered. Completely different claim. Completely different outcome."
Locum consultant radiologistNorthern NHS foundation trust