Harassment complaints, dismissals and resignations

Auckland District Health Board

The DHB confirmed that a senior clinician was dismissed for sexual harassment following a case earlier this year. It was the ADHB’s fourth job loss relating to sexual harassment since 2016.

Last year, three complaints about staff-on-staff sexual harassment were made and one person was dismissed.

In 2016, one person was dismissed and another resigned

following complaints, and two more complaints were made but no outcome was recorded.

Waikato Hospital

Three sexual assault complaints by staff against other staff members were made between 2013 and 2017, two of which were upheld. One person resigned as a result and another left at the end of a fixedterm contract. The DHB said they would not rehire him. In March,

investigations into alleged sexual harassment and bullying ended with the hospital saying it could not substantiate the complaints. However, a report into the allegations by a senior female clinician against a senior male clinician said the man had a “tactile approach to colleagues” and had caused distress.

Tauranga Hospital

Since 2013, at least two nurses who

felt mistreated have reportedly taken their own lives, and a third nurse’s suspected suicide is being investigated by the Coroner.

Capital and Coast DHB

Three complaints involving unwanted sexual behaviour were made between 2013 and 2017.

Information about whether or not the claims were substantiated and any outcomes was not provided.