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JENNI MURRAY: Imagine youre a young woman who has worked for years to qualify as a doctor. Youve always been top of your class and considered quite brilliant in your technical skills.

Dr Peter Hiltons comments sparked outrage among female NHS surgeons including Roshana Mehdian-Staffel (pictured), who detailed her own incidents of being harassed by colleagues.

Women NHS surgeons revealed yesterday that they have suffered a torrent of sexual assaults by colleagues in the workplace - including one man who wiped his sweaty brow on their breasts.

Philippa Jackson, a consultant plastic surgeon from Bristol, was discussing a patient with a male colleague when he moved in to give her a hug. “He made some no

Roshana Mehdian-Staffell, a trainee trauma and orthopaedic surgeon, spoke of a boys club mentality and said one colleague made a comment about her sexy ankles in short trousers.

LIZ ORIORDAN: This was far from the first crude comment Id heard from a medic - and it certainly would not be the last.

More than 35,000 incidents of sexual misconduct or sexual violence were recorded in NHS England in the five years between 2017 and 2022.

More than 35,000 incidents of sexual misconduct or sexual violence were recorded in NHS England in the five years between 2017 and 2022.

Rape, assault or being touched without consent accounted for more than one in five cases.

More than 35,000 incidents of sexual misconduct or sexual violence were recorded in NHS England in the five years between 2017 and 2022.