How can this not be the biggest crock of shit? It’s absolutely unbelievable. The study, of course, is not linked, but it does mention that it’s anonymous and self-selected. There’s absolutely no evidence that any of these conclusions are even remotely grounded in reality.

"The report, which is being published in the British Journal of Surgery, is the first attempt to get a sense of the scale.

Registered surgeons - men and women - were invited to take part completely anonymously and 1,434 responded. Half were women:

63% of women had been the target of sexual harassment from colleagues
30% of women had been sexually assaulted by a colleague
11% of women reported forced physical contact related to career opportunities
At least 11 incidents of rape were reported
90% of women, and 81% of men, had witnessed some form of sexual misconduct

While the report shows men are also subject to some of this behaviour (24% had been sexually harassed), it concludes men and women surgeons are “living different realities”.

“Our findings are likely to shake the confidence of the public in the surgical profession,” said Dr Christopher Begeny, from the University of Exeter.

35,000 cases of sexual misconduct in NHS in five years
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Meanwhile a second report - called Breaking the Silence: Addressing Sexual Misconduct in Healthcare - is making recommendations for what needs to change. "