The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has said incidents of bullying in the workplace are becoming all too frequent in Irish hospitals.
The union added it investigates between 20 and 25 cases at any one time, which it said is significant given the size of its organisation.
The group is now carrying out a survey on the issue amongst its 30,000 members in a bid to find out how bullying in the workplace impacts on the lives of nurses and midwives.