33% of trainee doctors have experienced bullying

One third of trainee doctors have experienced bullying — more than twice that experienced by their British counterparts.

According to the first study of all trainee doctors in Ireland, the experience of being bullied in the workplace, of observing others being bullied, and of experiencing undermining behaviour from a senior doctor is “endemic” among trainees here.

Approximately three in 10 trainees reported personal experience of bullying and undermining behaviour, and this experience was over two times more prevalent than for their British counterparts.