Female doctors complain of sexism and crude behaviour as the GMC warns of a culture of bullying and rudeness.
Bullying, sexism, aggression and rudeness are commonplace among the medical profession, doctors say.
Meanwhile, the General Medical Council said it had found evidence of rudeness and bullying by senior NHS doctors. Along with her colleague, Dr Norris, she went on to list some of the accusations they had heard from others, describing this as a #MeToo moment for the union.campaign encourages those who have experienced sexual harassment to share their stories on social media.
The survey of 1,000 doctors showed four in 10 knew of colleagues whose standards had dropped below what was expected. One junior A&E doctor who wished to remain anonymous told the BBC she had been shouted at in front of patients and staff by senior doctors on a number of occasion, leaving her in tears.
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