The Independent
Exclusive: Confidential review obtained by The Independent reveals trainee paramedics subjected to widespread sexual harassment and racist abuse by staff – with students reluctant to call out ‘extremely alarming’ behaviour for fear of being labelled ‘snowflakes’
A secret report has warned that the NHS is failing to protect trainee paramedics from widespread sexual harassment and racism at work, The Independent can reveal.
A confidential NHS England report, uncovered by this publication, has found that “extremely alarming” conduct and undermining behaviour are rife in ambulance trusts across the country, with trainees subjected to derogatory comments about their age, ethnicity and appearance in front of patients.
There is a “worrying acceptance” that this is “part of the job”, with students hesitant to raise complaints about sexual behaviour by male colleagues in case it gives them a reputation as “annoying snowflakes”, the report says.
The revelations come after a recent NHS staff survey revealed that thousands of ambulance staff had reported unwanted sexual behaviour from colleagues and patients last year.
One healthcare leader described the findings as “harrowing”, warning that much more needs to be done to protect junior staff…
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