“I'm a doctor who was sexually assaulted at work – trying to report it was death by a thousand cuts”

Almost one in three surgeons have been sexually harassed at work

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“I'm a doctor who was sexually assaulted at work – trying to report it was death by a thousand cuts”

By Charlotte Lytton

Updated 2 years ago

7 min read

A recent report revealing that almost one in three female surgeons have been sexually harassed at work shocked the UK. But steps need to be taken if things are to change, surgeons insist.


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