Almost half of doctors sexually harassed by patients, research finds

The global review found more than half of female doctors (52%) were affected, 34% of male doctors and 45% overall

Almost half of doctors internationally have been sexually harassed by patients, new research has found, prompting calls for medics to be given panic alarms to help repel such behaviour.

Globally, 45% of doctors have suffered sexual harassment of different sorts from patients, according to a review covering seven countries published in the Internal Medicine Journal.