ペイハラ

noun

patient harassment; harassment of healthcare workers by patients or their families

Abbreviation of ペイシェントハラスメント. Used in medical and workplace contexts to describe verbal abuse, unreasonable demands, or physical aggression from patients or their relatives toward doctors, nurses, and other staff.

See also: ペイシェントハラスメント

• 看かん護ご師しの間あいだでペイハラが深しん刻こくな問もん題だいになっている。

  Patient harassment has become a serious problem among nurses.

• 病びょう院いんはペイハラ対たい策さくとして相そう談だん窓まど口ぐちを設せっ置ちした。

  The hospital set up a consultation desk as a measure against patient harassment.