Tag Archive: Bullying in healthcare

Jul 23 2009

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 …

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Jul 22 2009

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 …

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Jul 02 2009

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 the …

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Jun 18 2009

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 …

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