HEE East Midlands procedure for dealing with bullying, harassment and undermining in the workplace

The culture of the Education and Training environment is fundamental to the delivery of high quality education and patient care. The GMC state that bullying and undermining can have a big impact on patient safety and have a serious impact on the effectiveness of healthcare teams. The GMC National trainee survey suggests that there is a reluctance to speak out about bullying and undermining from a fear of reprisals and from a lack of faith that anything will be done. This procedure outlines the steps that HEE EM as an organisation is taking to tackle bullying, harassment and undermining in partnership with our Local Education Providers (LEPs). This includes both NHS Trusts and Training Practices.