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Safety at work: national survey of psychiatrists in basic training in Ireland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Gavin Rush ,
Julianne Reidy ,
Brenda Wright ,
Fiona Campbell ,
Maria Ryan ,
Guy Molyneux ,
Anita Ambikapathy  and
Peter Leonard
Gavin Rush
Affiliation:
Rehabilitation Psychiatry, St Davnet's Hospital, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan, Ireland, email: [email protected]
Julianne Reidy
Affiliation:
Cluain Mhuire Family Centre
Brenda Wright
Affiliation:
Department of Adult Psychiatry, James Connolly Memorial Hospital
Fiona Campbell
Affiliation:
Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Limerick Regional Hospital
Maria Ryan
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health Research, St Vincent's University Hospital
Guy Molyneux
Affiliation:
Connolly Norman House
Anita Ambikapathy
Affiliation:
Royal College of Surgeons
Peter Leonard
Affiliation:
Stewarts Hospital, Palmerstown, Dublin, Ireland
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Abstract

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Aims and Methods

To investigate the experiences of Irish psychiatric trainees in relation to safety at work and the related training issues. A questionnaire was posted to 243 psychiatric trainees throughout Ireland.

Results

We obtained 113 responses (46.5%). Results indicated that tutors appear to consider safety at work as an important component of training. The availability of breakaway or similar training is much bigger than previously reported in Ireland. The standard of induction courses appears to be high. However, problems in working environments were revealed: 16% of trainees had been physically assaulted and 72% have felt threatened in the workplace.

Clinical Implications

Despite improvements in training in Ireland, workplaces remain largely unsafe, putting staff and patients at risk.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 32 , Issue 7 , July 2008 , pp. 256 - 258
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2008

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