Vol. 16 No. 1 (2024): Mental Health & Wellbeing
Opinions

Sexual Misconduct in the Health Services: Tip of the Iceberg

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  • Rajinder Singh
Rajinder Singh
Manchester University Foundation Trust
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.38192/16.1.8

Published 2024-03-06

Keywords

  • Surgery,
  • Sexual Harassment,
  • Misogyny

How to Cite

Singh, R. (2024). Sexual Misconduct in the Health Services: Tip of the Iceberg. Sushruta Journal of Health Policy & Opinion, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.38192/16.1.8

Copyright (c) 2024 Rajinder Singh

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Abstract

Medicine has been long considered a noble profession. Nobility in medicine is not obsolete; the selflessness, courage, self-sacrifice, and altruism on gallant display in the response to COVID-19 reassure that at its core, this ethic of egalitarian service remains intact and deeply established in the DNA of physicians worldwide.1 However, a rising rate of reported sexual misconduct in the UK NHS is putting both vulnerable patients and learners at risk of long-term physical and mental harm.2 Sexual misconduct is not only devastating for the victims, but by making the workplace unsafe for women, perpetrators make the workplace unsafe for patients.

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