The whole profession must act as one to stamp it out. A truly noble profession would not rest on its laurels
“And now, thanks to you, I have an upset surgeon on my hands. What do you think will happen to the waiting list?”
Dr Lee won the battle but lost her bearings. She was forced to move cities, switch specialities for a couple of years, and live with the shame and self-hate that should not have been hers in the first place. She has spoken 10 years after the event. In awarding damages, the judge praised the trainee as steadfastly honest, rejecting her characterisation as a “schemer of bad character” who had fabricated her allegation to hide professional shortcomings. The accuser and his high-profile colleagues were deemed biased, ungracious and disappointing in their conduct. They all kept their jobs, she struggled.
Researchers say that the rate of sexual harassment in the general population is one in three and the prevalence is similar in healthcare.Most of the abuse occurs in the public hospital system and most of it happens to women. The first step in tackling sexual harm is to refute the culture of denial that says that if she did not report it, it didn’t happen.
In the aftermath of sexual harm, there are bewildering considerations. To excuse it or report it? Whom to tell? The list includes colleagues, the boss, the boss’s boss, human resources, the GP, the medical board, the College, medical defence and the police. What sequence and paperwork is required? How to seek time off without revealing why? Picture the emotional chaos.To be fair, public hospitals have stepped up their condemnation of sexual violence, imploring doctors to report perpetrators.
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