Trainees are being abused by senior male surgeons, a major analysis given to the BBC reveals.
      • Blue and OrangeEnglish
        16•1 year ago

        Just goes to show that sexual assault is happening at every level of society in every profession. It’s a truly grim realisation.

        But I think the fact it is being reported on at all is a small silver lining. People are starting to speak up and speak out, and predators are increasingly finding nowhere to hide.

        • Narrrz
          2•1 year ago

          the big barrier, I think, is the scrutiny victims get subjected to. in the case of a “minor” sexual assault, where someone touches you inappropriately but it’s a one-off, or for whatever other reason not severely traumatising, the victim might be willing to report the perpetrator and follow legal process, but for a lot of sexual crimes, our justice system forces the victim to relive their traumatic experience over and over again, and often they must face their attacker, who might be someone who has repeatedly traumatised them for years, as they give testimony.

          it’s no wonder so many people don’t speak up, especially when even after being tortured this way, actual justice is far from guaranteed.

  • @[email protected]English
    20•1 year ago

    Damn, imagine dying during open heart surgery because some old fart couldn’t stop himself from grabbing a booby.

  • AutoTL;DRBEnglish
    7•1 year ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    There is an untold story of women being fondled inside their scrubs, of male surgeons wiping their brow on their breasts and men rubbing erections against female staff.

    The incident had a lasting impact, first leaving her emotionally numb and years later “the memory would come flooding into my mind like a horror, like a nightmare” at work, even as she was preparing to operate on a patient.

    Surgical training relies on learning from senior colleagues in the operating theatre and women have told us it is risky to speak out about those who have power and influence over their future careers.

    Another theme that emerged in the data was a lack of faith in bodies such as NHS Trusts, the General Medical Council (which manages the UK’s register of doctors allowed to practice) and the Royal Colleges (which represent specialities in medicine) - to tackle the problem.

    Tim Mitchell, the president of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, told the BBC the survey’s findings are “deeply shocking and will be a source of great embarrassment to the surgical profession”.

    Dr Binta Sultan, from NHS England, said the report made “incredibly difficult reading” and presented “clear evidence” that more action was needed to make hospitals “safe for all”.

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