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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Anna Bawden and David Batty

England hospitals under-reporting sexual misconduct, say experts

Illustration shows healthcare worker looking upset/stressed

More than 100,000 incidents of sexual violence and misconduct in NHS hospitals in England are not being recorded and investigated every year, experts have warned.

An investigation by the Guardian and the British Medical Journal found more than 35,606 “sexual safety incidents” were recorded by NHS hospitals in England over the past five years. The term covers a spectrum of allegations, from abusive remarks to rape, allegedly perpetrated by staff, patients and visitors.

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