Workplace aggression prevention and minimisation in Australian clinical medical practice settings - a national study.

Conclusions More widespread adoption of aggression prevention and minimisation measures in medical practice settings is required. Specific legislative and accreditation provisions and funding support may provide the necessary impetus for reform. Further studies can enhance the evidence base on the most effective approaches to the prevention and minimisation of workplace aggression in medical practice settings. What is known about the topic? With the exception of a small number of qualitative studies in general practice, there is a lack of research reporting on the implementation of workplace aggression prevention and minimisation interventions across clinical medical practice settings in Australia. What does this paper add? Baseline evidence is provided on the point-prevalence of 12 workplace aggression prevention and minimisation interventions in diverse medical practice settings in Australia, which suggests that key approaches recommended by leading international organisations and researchers are not widely implemented in many clinical medical workplaces. What are the implications for practitioners? More concerted efforts need to be undertaken to achieve the widespread implementation of aggression prevention and minimisation interventions in clinical medical practice settings. PMID: 24120266 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Australian Health Review - Category: Hospital Management Authors: Tags: Aust Health Rev Source Type: research