DAUK’s Dr Jenny Vaughan on LBC radio speaking to James O’Brien about the results of our whistleblowing questionnaire with Whistleblowers UK, revealing a worrying level of bullying around PPE.
Following DAUK’s article on the front page of the Daily Mirror DAUK speaks to the Royal College of Nursing on bullying of junior doctors by nurses, as well as paying tribute to those nursing colleagues who have intervened whilst juniors have faced public bullying and humiliation.
The results of the NHS staff survey reveal that reports of work related stress are at a record high in the NHS. Additionally BAME staff report facing worrying levels discrimination from patients, relatives and members of the public. This is unacceptable. Read our response here.
The Doctors’ Association UK attended a roundtable meeting at the House of Lords this morning to address the growing concerns about bullying and harassment in the NHS. The meeting was organised by the General Medical Council (GMC), hosted by Dr Philippa Whitford MP and was attended by key stakeholders including Royal Colleges, NHS Employers, NHS Improvement, the BMA, MPs and Peers. Our members were represented by our Chair Dr Samantha Batt-Rawden, Vice-Chair Dr Rinesh Parmar who is leading our work on NHS bullying and undermining and our Law and Policy Lead Dr Jenny Vaughan. This meeting brought together various streams of our work including #NHSMeToo, #CompassionateCulture and #LearnNotBlame.
The Doctors’ Association UK is proud to stand alongside the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and 23 other organisations in an alliance to eradicate workplace bullying.
The Doctors’ Association UK is concerned about the reported increase in bullying and harassment of NHS staff. This comes at a time where morale in the NHS is low as recruitment and retention of staff is becoming more difficult.
