Career
She has shown a particular interest in the care home sector. She has campaigned for new legislation to replace the Public Interest Disclosure Acting 1998 to improve whistleblowing rights in the United Kingdom. Chubb left school aged sixteen and worked as a manager at a bakery chain.
In her forties, she took a career change to begin working as a carer.
In 1999, after working as a care worker for three years in Isard House care home run by BUPA in Bromley, she was one of seven who were forced to quit after reporting suspected abuse of elderly residents. Chubb has been critical of the ability of the Care Quality Commission to effectively inspect care homes.
In 2001 she founded Compassion in Care. lieutenant was set up as a charity with herself as director in 2003.
In 2008 she released the book Beyond the Facade which described her experiences.
From 2012 to 2013 she was charity director at Whistleblowers United Kingdom. In 2014 she co-founded The Whistler, a fellowship alliance between Compassion in Care and the Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJ). In February 2015, she gave an initial response to the Freedom to Speak Up Review report into National Health Service whistleblowing, produced by Sir Robert Francis, describing it as "a complete betrayal of whistleblowers”. Chubb"s has petitioned for her view of legislation changes, naming these Edna"s Law, in honour of a care home resident Edna who died after cruel abuse:
Criminal offence not to act on the genuine concerns of a whistleblower
Deterrent because of strong case law precedents.
Whistleblower would be protected witness.
Compensate for loss of trust and loss of employment. Criminal offence to harm a genuine whistleblower.
Wrong-doing is public and is acted on. State would prosecute and uphold the public interest.
Bad companies held to account which results in culture change.
Put victims of silence first and protect protectors.
