Health committee  “Horizontal” is basically same-level staff, so nurse to nurse, let's say, or physician to physician. “Vertical” would usually be hierarchical, such as a boss to an employee.

Health committee  It is very prevalent. I would say that every person knows that at some point they will be treated badly, whether it's physically, such as being scratched or spat on, or through name-calling. It's very prevalent. It is not reported, exactly because if we were to report every inci

Health committee  Yes, totally.

Health committee  I agree with you. It also goes further than that. For example, if I go for a break, someone will look at me and say, “Oh, you have time for a break? You must not be that busy.” It gets to be that when you take your lunch or break or go to the bathroom, it's almost frowned upon by

Health committee  I would say that it is. We are seeing an increase everywhere. Part of it is workloads, with the work environment being so stressful and people not being able to help one another or not having time to get to know each other. Attributing ill intent.... Sometimes violence is subject

Health committee  “Workplace violence” could be an umbrella term to describe what happens in the workplace, but when we talk about “harassment” or “bullying” or “mobbing”, people interpret them in different ways. When you try to compare data between institutions, that's where the problem lies. L

Health committee  There was a 2005 study done that was financed by Health Canada and Statistics Canada. It was pan-Canadian, and it showed, again, it was mostly patients and their families, followed by health care professionals. I can give you the statistics if you want.

Health committee  If I may add, the suggestions you're making are good when it's physical violence, and maybe physical violence from patients or their families, but there are also all the issues of professional-to-professional violence sometimes. When we talk about this type of violence, unfortuna