Fighting back against sexual assault in the NHS | The Observer

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TW: This video contains references to sexual assault. Tamzin Cuming, a consultant colorectal surgeon, spoke to The Observer’s Rachel Sylvester about anonymous testimonies from a report she co-authored on sexual misconduct in UK surgical medicine. In a disturbing new investigation by our political editor, Rachel Sylvester, finds that two-thirds of women working in surgery had been sexually harassed by a colleague at work, and nearly a third have been sexually assaulted by a colleague. Now, female consultants are warning that patients are also being put at risk by male surgeons who think they are above the rules. Listen to the full investigation: https://bit.ly/4raKGRm