For the third time since 2010, a review of the cardiac surgery division at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax acknowledges that some people are not being held accountable for their behaviour at work.
“There is no question that there are unacceptable behaviours taking place from certain surgeons,” a problem the report says extends to some other division members, too.
The authors, Dr. Jack Kitts and Elizabeth Noonan, note that their scope was not specifically focused on surgeon behaviour, but a broader look at the division’s overall workplace culture.
Based on 105 interviews and further submissions, they say they observed
