Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to meet representatives from organisations such as Surviving in Scrubs in order to gain a deeper understanding of the sexual violence faced by female healthcare professionals.

Sexual misconduct of any kind in the National Health Service is unacceptable. NHS England has taken forward a number of actions to ensure a zero-tolerance culture to sexual misconduct in the NHS. The Government is clear that it will take any further action necessary to combat this issue.

Ministers met with representatives from Surviving in Scrubs in February 2025, as well as the Royal College of Physicians, to discuss work underway to tackle sexual violence in the medical workforce. We also held a roundtable event in January 2026 to address the issue of sexual safety in medical schools and identified a number of actions to improving reporting processes, enhance student support and foster healthier cultures within institutions and the profession.

There continues to open dialogue on what further work needs to be undertaken to address issues of sexism, sexual harassment, and sexual assault in relation to the medical workforce and medical students.