Although the survey on bullying was self-selecting, the findings underline the results of the official annual NHS staff survey. If you don’t, you are targeted and eventually you end up with stress and depression,” one NHS manager said. “Bullying is completely unacceptable and the ongoing work to tackle it is vital for all NHS organisations, leaders and staff,” she says. Concerns have been raised by health professionals and academics that the hierarchial structure of the NHS facilitates a culture where bullying can flourish. NHS manager: the bullies have wrecked my careerThere is an endemic culture of bullying at the hospital trust I work at.

Source: The Guardian October 26, 2016 06:30 UTC