Research into the prevalence of bullying among specialists in the New Zealand health system
This will shock you
Imagine going to work each week, knowing that you will not only be bullied by a superior, but that you will also bully a staff member in a lower position of power than you. Each week, of each month, of each year spent in this environment, surrounded by others doing the same, is not a healthy position to be in.
Not only does it cause burnout and bad decision making, it also affects the sense of wrong and right of our specialists, and also how they see the public. Eventually, it will become a part of their psyche, and they have a high risk of becoming sociopaths. It also makes them different from the population they serve, and they presume the public are no different to them.
This is the reality for specialists working in the New Zealand Health System, and why the ASMS(Association of Salaried Medical Specialists) did research into this very concerning issue. The research was then published in the British Medical Journal. Thanks goes to my gastroenterologist, Professor Murray Barclay, who sent me a copy of the research he was involved in writing.
Without further ado, here are the shocking results. This should scare any patient needing specialist care, as in my experience, the specialists will also bully the patient, which i have many audio recordings of. Bullying has become normalised in the allopathic health sector, and the specialists admitwhats going on.
I’ve published some research into this topic. Will PM you if interested.
I was hoping to see more about bullying / gaslighting / strong arming in the study - but all I saw was burnout - and your postulate that bullying leads to burnout.
Maybe I didn't read the study thoroughly enough, and it's kind of you to publish it here - but I'd love to hear more about the bullying side of this. The gaslighting side of this.
Personal experience with an endocrinologist. First thing he measures my waist. He tells me there is no such thing as an essential "carb" - he rides me for my BMI, and doesn't even hear what I'm looking for.
Now I know that metabolic dysfunction is a problem! I know my waist is too big! BUT - did he need to pick on me like that? Isn't there a better way to communicate other than with a hammer?
I'm tired of being a nail.