BAOMS WELCOMES LAUNCH OF RCSEd #LetsRemoveIt CAMPAIGN TO STOP BULLYING
05 June 2017
BAOMS supports the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) #LetsRemoveIt campaign to stop bullying, and welcomes their prompt action for all surgeons following the Ian Paterson case. It is time for culture in healthcare to change, and BAOMS is committed to promoting the culture of patient safety where the healthcare team can question and challenge in the name of safety and quality. Read the statement from Professor Michael Lavelle-Jones, president RCSEd.
“The sentencing this week of surgeon Ian Paterson has once again raised the issue of bullying and undermining in healthcare, and highlighted the terrible consequences that this behaviour can have for patients. We must change the culture in which such a surgeon can remain unchallenged, with the team around them perhaps aware of some of the issues, but too scared to speak up.
“The College has a zero tolerance approach to bullying, undermining and harassment and categorically condemns this is in all circumstances. But we want to do more. We want to change the culture of healthcare to ensure that this kind of behaviour becomes so unacceptable it can no longer go on. We want to offer support to those who have been bullied, and to get people to reflect on their own behaviour and take ownership of the fact that this is everyone’s problem. As professionals, we have a duty to protect our patients from damaging and unnecessary treatments, and, as professionals, we have a right to be protected from being bullies and undermined.
“Today, our College is calling for change. We are asking everyone to work together to bring about this change, and have developed a hub of tools and resources to support this work.
“Bullying harms your profession and your patients. Let’s remove it.”
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