Action on bullying

General union Unite has called on the Methodist Church to do much more to eliminate bullying and racism, after the church issued an apology for historic sexual abuse. The union said the church should also tackle “an epidemic of bullying” and deal with a whole range of abuse issues, including serious cases of racism.

And delegates at the Society of Radiographers annual conference voted for further investigations into the extent of bullying within NHS trusts, particularly in relation to those on student placements.

Last year, as part of its Stamp Out Bullying campaign, the union asked radiography managers to sign up to four basic principles to prevent bullying occurring in their departments. Fifty had signed up by the end of May 2015.

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