All Bullying articles – Page 12
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News
Bullying 'entrenched' at CQC
Senior health and social care professionals who join the Care Quality Commission are more likely to be subject to bullying than other employees, an internal review commissioned by the regulator has found.
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HSJ Local
Pennine Acute fails to reduce bullying cases
WORKFORCE: Figures to the end of January show the trust was failing against its target of reducing its number of reported bullying or harassment cases by 10 per cent in 2012-13.
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News
NHS chief executives highlight 'climate of fear'
NHS chief executives feel hampered by a lack of support in a system a majority believe is geared towards short-term solutions, HSJ research reveals.
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News
GMC investigates complaint against Dame Barbara Hakin
The General Medical Council has launched an investigation into a complaint against national director for commissioning development Dame Barbara Hakin, HSJ can reveal.
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News
'Public interest' whistleblowing law change criticised
NHS whistleblowers could be discouraged from speaking out by a proposed change in the law, HSJ has been told.
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News
Talks aim to halt hospital strike over bullying row
Talks aimed at averting fresh strikes by hospital cleaners, caterers and other staff in a row over claims of bullying and harassment, will be held today.
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News
'Amicable resolution' to United Lincs whistleblower saga
A trust has reached an “amicable resolution” with a former chief executive who was sacked after whistleblowing to NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson about pressure to meet government targets.
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News
Trusts should question whether bullying 'bothers' staff, researchers say
Trusts spending resources on tackling bullying and abuse should consider the extent to which these problems actually “bother” their staff, according to a study.
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HSJ Local
Bullying drops at Sussex Partnership
WORKFORCE: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has seen a 13 per cent drop in the number of reported bullying and harassment cases over a year, its annual Equality and Human Rights report has shown.
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HSJ Local
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh FT plans whistleblowing hotline
WORKFORCE: Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh foundation trust will this month launch a whistleblowers’ hotline, after a 2010 review found a “culture of bullying” left some staff scared to raise safety concerns.
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News
NHS staff feel excluded amid growing job security fears
The majority of NHS staff feel senior managers exclude them in decision making, according to the 2010 NHS staff survey.
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News
Staff bullying claim denied by FT
A foundation trust has taken the “unusual” step of writing to staff about its whistleblowing policy after an MP published allegations of bullying made by trust staff.
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News
SHA did not have 'hidden agenda'
South West Strategic Health Authority has been cleared of having any improper influence over the dismissal of a hospital chief executive.
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Blogs
'Is cost-cutting turning managers into bullies?'
Is the harsh financial climate in the public sector leading to a return to the bad old ways of “macho” management in the NHS?
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Blogs
'Is the answer to have more black senior NHS managers?'
Why do so few people from ethnic minorities make it into the top jobs in the public sector?
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News
Mid Staffs inquiry told of 'culture of fear'
The public inquiry into disastrous failings in care at Stafford Hospital has been urged to examine a culture of fear, secrecy and bullying within the NHS.
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News
Government outlines greater protection for NHS whistleblowers
Health service employers will have to pledge to support whistleblowers, under proposed amendments to the NHS constitution in the wake to the Mid Staffs scandal.
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HSJ Knowledge
Developing a mediation scheme to manage workplace conflicts
How do you handle time consuming, destructive and costly disputes? An in-house mediation team could be the answer
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Comment
NHS training must start with values
The news that the number of places on the National Management Training Scheme is to be reduced is not surprising given the reduction in management jobs expected in the next few years.
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News
GOSH chief exec has 'support' of board following resignation calls
Managers at Great Ormond Street have hit back against calls for their chief executive to resign.