NHS Sleaze

[Swingsandslides]

I met a friend for lunch the other day and she was upset. She wants to be a GP, has finished her degree and is currently doing hospital rotations (apparently, I know not what these terms mean). She was upset as all of the consultants in the department she was working in were really sleazy. She said it’s really common to be patted on the bottom or given a slight hug by a consultant. That there are usually a few sleazy ones and a few nice once’s, but she was upset as this department they were all sleazy. She said there’s a real ‘God complex’ going on with consultants and you are supposed to fawn over them.

I am aghast as working in financial services, a senior member of staff giving a junior female member of staff a pat on the bottom would be instant dismissal. A cuddle would be a final warning etc. Was she telling the truth? This sounds truly horrific!

Also, doctors, especially female doctors talk to each other. I've worked in teams which were toxic - both whole teams and individual bullys. However every single time it wasn't a secret on the doctor grapevine, these jobs were well known for being awful.

As a trainee, especially a GP trainee, she is more powerful than she thinks. She is never going to have to work with these people again and GP training schemes are very hot on bullying and good supervision.

I used to get GP trainees rotate to my job after a horrible job and they were all traumatised. However after them all reporting it from the same job the trainees were removed from the department - caused utter bedlam as they suddenly lost their workforce but change happened pretty quickly after that.