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Psychiatric Bulletin (2008) 32: 256-258. doi: 10.1192/pb.bp.107.018267
© 2008 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
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Safety at work: national survey of psychiatrists in basic training in Ireland

Gavin Rush, Senior Registrar

*Rehabilitation Psychiatry, St Davnet’s Hospital, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan, Ireland, email: grush{at}eircom.net

Julianne Reidy, Senior Registrar

Cluain Mhuire Family Centre

Brenda Wright, Senior Registrar

Department of Adult Psychiatry, James Connolly Memorial Hospital

Fiona Campbell, Senior Registrar

Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Limerick Regional Hospital

Maria Ryan, Research Fellow

Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health Research, St Vincent’s University Hospital

Guy Molyneux, Senior Registrar

Connolly Norman House

Anita Ambikapathy

Department of Psychiatry, Royal College of Surgeons

Peter Leonard

Department of Psychiatry, Stewarts Hospital, Palmerstown, Dublin, Ireland

Declaration of interest

None.

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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