One in 12 NHS staff in England report sexual assault and harassment by public

2023 survey shows ambulance workers reported highest rate of sexual harassment from the public

More than 58,000 NHS staff reported sexual assaults and harassment from patients, their relatives and other members of the public in 2023 in the health service's annual survey.

For the first time ever, the NHS staff survey for England asked workers if they had been the target of unwanted sexual behaviour, which includes inappropriate or offensive sexualised comments, touching and assault.