A new job role has been created at Nottingham hospitals in an effort to tackle a 'culture of bullying' which was identified in a report last year. Nottigham University Hospitals (NUH), the trust which runs the Queen's Medical Centre and City Hospital, is in the process of recruiting a project manager for improving workforce culture.
It follows a damning Care Quality Commission (CQC) report in September last year, which highlighted problems with bullying across the trust, including cases of racial discrimination. One employee told directors of the hospital trust that it was "still happening" at the latest board meeting.
NUH says the new post was created to help with improvements after the report and subsequent staff feedback. As part of its response to the inspection, NUH launched the 'Big Conversation' online scheme to allow staff to offer their input into how the trust could improve.
