Behind the White Coat: The Unseen Burden of Emergency Department Violence
In 2017, a landmark study by Bayram et al. revealed a startling truth: over 78% of physicians working in Turkey’s emergency departments (EDs) had experienced workplace violence in the past year. Many encountered verbal abuse, threats, physical assault every shift! This isn’t just a healthcare crisis. It’s a systemic failure with direct implications for HR and […]
Are frontline healthcare workers at risk of violence—no matter where they practise?
Evidence from two cross-sectional surveys in under-resourced public hospitals shows that aggression toward doctors and nurses is not confined to conflict zones. Whether working amid economic hardship or in a metropolitan city, caregivers face physical assaults, verbal abuse and threats on a shocking scale. For HR and Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) leaders, the question […]
Occupational Violence and Aggression: Why Work-Related Violence is a Systems Problem
Workplace aggression isn’t rare, and it’s rising. Whether it’s a nurse in Australia, a caseworker in London, or a parking officer in the U.S., workers are facing a surge in occupational violence and aggression (OVA), or as it’s more broadly known internationally, work-related violence. But here’s the issue: most of our responses are stuck at […]