Sex scandal in British hospitals, rape reported in operating rooms

  A study conducted by the British Journal of Surgery (BJS) shows that, almost a third of surgeons and operating room attendants in public hospitals in England have been victims of rape or some form of sexual violence. Research by the British Journal of Surgery shows that, 63% of women were victims of sexual violence by their peers, 30% of women have been raped, 11% have reported being forced to perform sexual acts in order to get opportunities and jobs, and 90% of women and 81% of men have witnessed some form of sexual violence. After the publication of this report, some British female surgeons have said that the reported cases have revealed a very small proportion of sexual abuse taking place in the operating rooms of public hospitals in England.

An opinion survey involving about 1,700 female surgeons and staff in the operating rooms of public hospitals in England shows that violence and sexual harassment of female surgeons and staff does not end in the country's hospitals, but women face the problem of the violence of their male counterparts in other areas. The British Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology, Michelle Donelan, said after the revelation of this scandal that: "This is a very sad issue, and I want all the staff in the surgical departments of hospitals to report sexual harassment." For her part, Rachael Venables, a media expert, pointed to the report and said: A large number of staff at the NHS surgery department in England were either victims of sexual abuse or witnessed such abuse, which you have adversely affected their physical and mental health.