NHS 'tolerates sexual violence' as surgeon likened to Jimmy Savile
Male doctors assault female colleagues on hospital wards due to “systemic and institutional sexual violence” that is “tolerated” within the NHS, a report says.A
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Male doctors assault female colleagues on hospital wards due to “systemic and institutional sexual violence” that is “tolerated” within the NHS, a report says.A
Dr Peter Hilton's comments sparked outrage among female NHS surgeons including Roshana Mehdian-Staffel (pictured), who detailed her own incidents of being harassed by colleagues.
It comes after women told BBC News of assaults by senior surgical colleagues in the operating theatre.
It comes after women told BBC News of assaults by senior surgical colleagues in the operating theatre.
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.