Episode 185: Unmasking Bullying and Harassment in Healthcare

Jonathan is joined by Simon Fleming, orthopaedic surgeon, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia, and Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Passionate about improving the quality and culture of healthcare, Simon discusses advocating for increased education standards, and his groundbreaking work to drive out bullying, discrimination, and harassment in healthcare.  

Use the following timestamps to navigate the content in this episode:  

(00:00)-Introduction 

(02:12)-Fleming the orthopod  

(08:05)-Training and practicing in Britain and Australia 

(13:40)-Similarities and dissimilarities 

(15:56)-Rocking the boat  

(21:28)-Bullying and discriminatory behaviours in healthcare 

(23:11)-The BOTA census 

(26:09)-TEDx NHS 

(29:14)-Holding sexual predators accountable  

(34:00)-Pronouns 

(37:35)-#OrthoTwitter  

(40:35)-Flawed assessment in healthcare 

(43:46)-Influencing the next generation 

(46:36)-Three wishes for the future of healthcare