·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ commits to continuing to build respect in workplaces
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ) has reaffirmed its pledge to ensuring that obstetrics and gynaecology is practised in a respectful and inclusive environment, by committing to an action plan that will help enact meaningful culture change across workplaces.
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The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
In February 2022, ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ published a comprehensive external review of workplace culture that found unacceptable behaviour in workplaces across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
“Any form of bullying, harassment or discrimination is unacceptable, and poses a risk to employee and patient health and safety. All our members and trainees deserve to work and train in a safe environment. Again, we regret that this behaviour has occurred and are sorry for any adverse impact it may have had on their lives,†·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ President Dr Benjamin Bopp said.
“This action plan has been developed following widespread consultation with members, trainees and other stakeholders.â€
We believe the initiatives in the plan will help build and reinforce a culture of respect, in which we can all practise safely and provide the best care to our patients.â€
The Action Plan includes measures such as:
- creating and delivering education on bullying, harassment and discrimination
- reviewing structural support for trainees returning to training from extended leave
- appointing an independent reviewer for ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ complaints
- publishing our complaint statistics in annual progress updates
- collecting more equity and diversity data and acting on any identified under-representation.
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