‘Internal’ Violence (or Bullying) and the Health Workforce

This discussion paper is the third in a series produced for the Taskforce on the Prevention and Management of Violence in the Health Workplace. The first discussion paper focused on the patterns of occupational violence that have been reported in the published literature. The second discussion paper highlighted strategies that may reduce the risk of occupational violence, with detailed discussions provided on the ways that ‘situational crime prevention’ principles could be applied to health care sites, together with administrative procedures that support these.