To address this issue of abuse among healthcare workers, IHH Healthcare Singapore came up with an initiative entitled Because Every Employee Matters (BEEM). BEEM seeks to promote physical and psychological safety for all IHH Healthcare employees by creating a safe environment, maintaining zero tolerance for any form of harassment, and creating awareness and support for victims of abuse.

As part of this BEEM initiative, several workshops were held in Singapore in 2023 to promote anti-bullying and anti-harassment. These included:

• Anti-Harassment Workshop – Targeted at supervisors, managers and HR professionals
• Workplace Self Defence – A practical course to equip staff with basic self-defence skills
• Management of Aggressive Behaviour – Designed especially for frontline staff

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