RCSEd welcomes plans for anonymous reporting of sexual misconduct in the workplace.
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The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh welcomes a new initiative from NHS England that will enable staff to anonymously report incidents of sexual misconduct as part of major plans to improve safety for staff across the NHS.
College President Prof. Rowan Parks commented:
We commend this new initiative to support those who have been a victim of, or a witness to, any kind of sexual misconduct, protecting them to report incidents anonymously. We were shocked by the research by the WPMS which revealed the large percentage of women and also men who had experienced some sort of sexual misconduct. This cannot continue.
Vice-President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Clare McNaught commented:
As a profession we need to do more to ensure that we remove this totally unacceptable behaviour from our workplace. The College has led on a campaign to urge people to call out sexual misconduct and to direct them to resources available to both victims and witnesses. This work follows on from our successful 'Let's Remove It' campaign which was developed to stop bullying and undermining at work. I am happy that this important step has been taken by NHS England to protect victims and witnesses as they come forward with information about incidents and perpetrators."
ENDS
About The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- RCSEd was first incorporated as the Barber Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1505 and is based in Edinburgh and Birmingham.
- It is one of the oldest surgical corporations in the world with a global membership of more than 32,000, including 15,000 members in the UK.
- The College also has a significant worldwide presence with members in over 100 countries.
- The College promotes the highest standards of surgical and dental practice through education, training and examinations, its liaison with external medical bodies and representation of the modern surgical and dental workforce.
- The College has six faculties: The Faculty of Dental Surgery, The Faculty of Surgical Trainers, The Faculty of Dental Trainers, The Faculty of Perioperative Care, The Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care and The Faculty of Remote, Rural and Humanitarian Healthcare.
- It is also home to the UK’s only Faculty of Surgical Trainers, open to all those with an interest in surgical training regardless of College affiliation.
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