Bullying and tensions - What's going on at NI's specialist cardiac unit?

Name: Royal Victoria Hospital: What's going on at NI's specialist cardiac unit?
Uploaded: 2025-05-29T15:32:24.710Z
Duration: 2 min
Description: An inspection report finds allegations that cardiac surgeons threw instruments during procedures and bullied junior staff.

Mike Nesbitt said he was treating the report's findings about the Royal Victoria Hospital's cardiac surgery unit "extremely seriously".

The Belfast Health Trust, which runs the cardiac surgery unit, said it was "clinically safe with excellent outcomes".

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