NHS Employers responds to BMA report on sexism and sexual violence towards UK medical students

Responding to the British Medical Association’s (BMA) new report addressing sexism and sexual violence towards medical students in the UK, Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers, said:

“This report paints a bleak and worrying picture of the scale of sexual violence and sexism towards medical students. No one should have to face any of this in an academic and workplace environment. It is unacceptable that three quarters of medical students who reported sexual harassment or sexual assault were left unsatisfied with the outcome.

“The BMA have provided vital leadership in highlighting these issues across medical education on behalf of their members. The NHS will work with our university colleagues to ensure we better protect and support medical students, drawing on the work we are already doing with our trade union colleagues and the commitment of the government to set clear standards for staff experience.”