What the source explains
The policy includes intimidation, online harassment and violence between coworkers as well as attacks by patients or visitors. It urges medical associations, health authorities and other stakeholders to work together on prevention and protection. This is particularly relevant when a doctor’s public educational work attracts threats away from the hospital. The statement is professional policy, not an Indian statute or a guarantee of a particular criminal penalty.
Using this reading in your hospital
Check whether the hospital’s reporting route covers threats made online or outside duty hours when connected with work. Designate a person who can coordinate institutional support without requiring the targeted doctor to argue with the aggressor on social media.
A question for your team
Does your safety policy protect a doctor who is threatened for sharing evidence-based public information?
Original source
- 2022 revised policy · Workplace violence in the health sector ↗World Medical Association · Source checked 2026-09-10
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