In the Press

Doctor Informed – surviving in scrubs (opens in a new tab/window)

A BMJ Doctor Informed podcast episode discussing Surviving in Scrubs and experiences of sexism, sexual harassment and assault in medicine.

BBC – Sex assault made me quit surgical training, says doctor (opens in a new tab/window)

Dr Becky Cox speaks to the BBC about her experience of sexual harassment and assault during surgical training, and why change is needed to make medicine safer for women.

BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour- Sexual Misconduct Whistleblowing (opens in a new tab/window)

From today NHS staff in England will be able to whistleblow on colleagues for sexual harassment, as part of plans to improve safety for staff across the health service. To discuss the plans Nuala speaks to Dr Chelcie Jewitt co-founder of Surviving in Scrubs set up to raise awareness of the sexist and misogynistic culture within health care.

The Independent- Doctors urge Wes Streeting to act on medical schools’ failure to tackle sexual assault (opens in a new tab/window)

Surviving in Scrubs, a campaign group representing doctors who’ve faced sexual violence in medicine, has called on the health secretary to force dozens of medical schools to commit to new NHS standards for tackling sexual assault and harassment.

The BMJ- Medical students must be protected from sexual abuse, say campaigners (opens in a new tab/window)

Sexual safety campaigners have written to the health secretary Wes Streeting to call for action over what they deem a failure of medical schools to acknowledge the problem of sexual assault and abuse of students at university and during clinical placements.

The Guardian- The sexual abuse of female surgeons comes as no surprise to me (opens in a new tab/window)

I was assaulted by a consultant and witnessed awful behaviour. Women in healthcare have the right to feel safe. Written by co-founder Dr Becky Cox.

The Guardian – NHS staff report 20,000 claims of patient sexual misconduct over five years (opens in a new tab/window)

Dr Becky Cox, a co-founder of Surviving in Scrubs, said: “The stark findings of this investigation should put into sharp focus the work that the health secretary and NHS leaders need to do to ensure the freedom of NHS staff to work without threat of sexual violence from patients and other staff members.

The BMJ – An epidemic of sexual assault: How the NHS can better protect staff and patients (opens in a new tab/window)

An investigation by The BMJ and the Guardian revealed “shocking” levels of sexual assault and harassment in the NHS, with more than 35,000 cases of rape, sexual assault, harassment, stalking, and abusive remarks recorded between 2017 and 2022. […] With no NHS-wide guidance on how to record incidents, reporting systems varied across trusts so the true scale of the problem is unknown. Campaigners and survivors say victims do not feel able to report and are not always supported when they do. So what can trusts do and how can the problem be better managed?