By James Thalman, DeseretNews.com
An epidemic of workplace bullying in hospitals and clinics has gotten so bad it will take legislation to put a stop to it, members of the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Interim committee were told Wednesday.
And, it’s having direct negative effects — sometimes fatal — on the care of patients, said Rep. [...]
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AU: Hospital to review bullying claims
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Two external reviews will be held into the Canberra Hospital’s maternity unit.
Nine obstetricians have resigned from the hospital in the past 13 months.
ACT Health Minister Katy Gallagher met with a group of doctors at the hospital this morning to discuss bullying allegations and the workplace environment.
Ms Gallagher agreed to two external reviews, one [...]
Laws needed to stop health-profession bullying, panel told
Nurse Abuse – Study: Half of emergency nurses physically assaulted at work
By Barry Carpenter, the33tv.com
American emergency rooms, for patients, a place to get better, and for many nurses, an often dangerous workplace. The Emergency Nurses Association surveyed nearly 3,500 emergency nurses nationwide and found half have been spit on, hit, pushed or shoved, scratched and kicked. 25% have had it happen twenty times over the past [...]
UK: Student midwives ‘bullied by senior nurses with gang-culture mentality’
from The Daily Mail
Britain’s next generation of midwives is being bullied by senior nurses with a ‘gang culture’ mentality, a new survey has found.
Student midwives say they are belittled and shouted at in front of staff if they ask for help – and that the abuse is ruining their self-esteem and confidence.
More than half those [...]
AU: Nurses targetted by bullying
By Georgina Bible, TweedNews.com.au
Marie Hutchinson knows about workplace bullying and the debilitating effect it can have on its victims.
A lecturer at Southern Cross University, Dr Hutchinson completed her PhD in workplace bullying, focusing on the nursing sector.
“Most studies show up to 80 per cent of nurses experience bullying,” she said.
“The bullying is mostly verbal, where [...]
AU: New docs guide on workplace bullying
By Jared Reed, 6minutes.com.au
Ongoing concerns about bullying and harassment in medicine have prompted the Australian Medical Association to release a position statement aimed at countering the problem.
While acknowledging traditional bullying techniques such as threats and intimidation, it also addresses more subtle psychological harassment of medical staff, such as exclusion or isolation, and [...]
More than 3000 NHS staff on long-term sick leave in Scotland
By Magnus Gardham, DailyRecord.co.uk
More than 3000 NHS staff in Scotland are off work on long-term sick leave.
And the government faced calls for an official inquiry yesterday after unions blamed overwork, bullying and violence.
New figures showed 3393 NHS Scotland staff were on sick leave for at least 28 days at the end of March – putting [...]
Physician Wellness Services Launches an Integrated Solution for the Challenges Surrounding Disruptive Physicians
Press release from BusinessWire.com
Physician Wellness Services has launched a comprehensive suite of services, designed to help physicians and health care organizations proactively manage the stress and other mental and behavioral issues that can lead to disruptive physician behavior and performance issues, and to deal with physicians quickly, effectively and compassionately whenever problems occur. Designed specifically [...]
Study: Factors related to on-the-job abuse of nurses by patients (Full Text)
from Stats Canada
Health care providers are subject to a particularly high risk of workplace violence, and nurses are most at risk. Evidence from numerous studies indicates that on-the-job abuse can result in a variety of negative outcomes among nurses, including anger, fear, depression, anxiety, sleep disruption, increased sick leave, symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, and [...]
Study: Factors related to on-the-job abuse of nurses by patients
from Stats Canada
On-the-job abuse of Canadian nurses by patients was related to nurses’ personal and job characteristics and also to workplace climate factors.
In 2005, 34% of nurses providing direct care in hospitals or long-term care facilities reported having been physically assaulted by a patient in the previous year, and 47% reported emotional abuse.
About 218,000 nurses [...]
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