If your partner is too ill to put any energy into making the bully accountable for their actions this is when the spouse becomes involved. There several steps a spouse can take. Firstly, inform the LEA's Personnel Department. If you feel that they are taking the side of the bully your next step would be to inform your local Member of Parliament. Members of Parliament are interested in figures.
Bullies are bad for industry and millions of pounds are lost each year with the loss of manpower.
So when you start quoting pounds to Members of Parliament you usually get a good response. What I found when I exposed our bully was that ranks started to close in. So the spouse does all this work making sure their partner receives the correct medical attention and informing the people who may help you. At the end of all this, you are exhausted. The spouse must make sure during all this that their own health does not suffer.