NHS staff cannot be left to suffer in silence

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Responding to the news that female surgeons are being sexually harassed, assaulted and in some incidences raped by colleagues, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:

 “It’s a national scandal that NHS staff are not only victims of sexual misconduct in the workplace but are then left to suffer in silence.

"Time and again, the government has been challenged on such cases and has failed to act.

"The government must stop dragging its heels and ensure there is tailored support for all those  reporting incidents of this nature, and finally commit to creating a clear and systematic collection of data relating to reports of sexual misconduct within the health service for public and parliamentary scrutiny.

"Culture change is also needed inside the NHS and the government must get a grip to drive this through."

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Notes to Editor

Reported here.