Female surgeons sexually assaulted while operating
Trainees are being abused by senior male surgeons, a major analysis given to the BBC reveals.
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Trainees are being abused by senior male surgeons, a major analysis given to the BBC reveals.
A woman has told how a consultant "buried his head in her breasts" when she was a junior surgeon in front of a packed operating theatre as figures show one in three female NHS surgeons are sexually assaulted
The woman, named only as Judith, said she was 'humiliated' by her colleague who 'smirked' after she suggested getting him a towel and told her: 'No, this is much more fun'.
Eleven instances of rape were reported by participants of the Royal College of Surgeons' study
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