224 Lawsuits for Harassment in Health in Almost Ten Years, only Three Confirmed
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Complaints of harassment at work in the health sector are increasing, but confirmed cases continue to be rare. Between 2017 and July of this year, IGAS instituted 224 cases and confirmed the practice of harassment in only three situations.
The new report of the General Inspectorate of Health Activities reveals that there were 224 cases related to allegations of harassment, with more than 150 in hospitals in the SNS, most of them due to moral harassment.
The General Inspectorate of Health Activities (IGAS) has received, over more than nine years, 224 complaints related to situations of harassment in health establishments. The data are from a report released this Wednesday and cover the period between January 1, 2017 and July 31 of this year. Moral harassment represents [...]
This increase can reflect a greater awareness and a strengthening of complaint mechanisms, acknowledged the inspection-general
The General Inspectorate of Health Activities (IGAS) instituted 224 cases of harassment at work between January 1, 2017 and July 31, 2026, with the harassment confirmed in only three of the cases already completed.
SNS hospitals concentrate most of the harassment complaints investigated by the oversight body. In the overwhelming majority of cases, moral harassment is involved.
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