Background Bullying has been identified as one of the leading workplace stressors, with
adverse consequences for the individual employee, groups of employees, and whole …

Problem Midwifery practice is emotional and, at times, traumatic work. Cumulative exposure
to this, in an unsupportive environment can result in the development of psychological and …

Objectives To examine the prevalence and impact of bullying behaviours between staff in
the National Health Service (NHS) workplace, and to explore the barriers to reporting …

Using a spectrum of measures, this paper estimates some of the financial costs of bullying
and harassment to the NHS in England. By means of specific impacts resulting from bullying …

Research on effectiveness of workplace bullying interventions has lagged behind
descriptive studies on this topic. The literature on bullying intervention research has only …

Objective The aim of this study was to determine the extent and nature of workplace bullying
among General Surgery trainees and consultants in Australia. Design, setting and …

Background A number of adverse events in Australia and overseas have highlighted the
need to examine the workplace culture in the maternity environment. Little attention has …

Recently much has been done to increase our understanding of workplace bullying
including its causes, consequences, and prevalence. Although identification of possible …

Understanding complex interventions, such as in medical education, requires a philosophy
of science that can explain how and why things work, or fail to work, in different contexts …

Lateral violence is not uncommon in workplaces. Unfortunately, nursing, a profession that
builds its practice on compassion and code of ethics while caring for their patients is not …