Survey represents ‘MeToo moment for surgery’, says head of Women in Surgery forum.
Almost one in three female surgeons working in the NHS have been sexually assaulted in the last five years, according to a new survey.
Almost 90% of women said they had witnessed sexual misconduct in the past five years with 81% of men giving the same answer. Writing in The Times, she said: “Our research reveals an environment where sexual assault, harassment and rape can occur among staff working in surgery but allows it to be ignored because the system protects those carrying it out rather than those affected.She called for the creation of a national implementation panel to oversee action on the report’s recommendations and for incidents of sexual misconduct to be independently investigated.
The results have been presented to NHS England, the General Medical Council and the British Medical Association.
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