It is with a heavy heart that we write this. In a week when it was reported that female surgeons in the NHS are being sexually harassed, assaulted and in some cases raped by colleagues, it has become clear that in some corners of the world, even in our own beloved Wales, these behaviours are not only accepted, they are justified and even forgiven.
On the 10th anniversaries of the publication of the Shape of Training review (SoT) and the RCP’s Future Hospital Commission report, the RCP is fostering a discussion that will inform the development of our strategy beyond 2024.
As the Welsh NHS marks 75 years of universal healthcare, almost 30 royal colleges and professional bodies representing tens of thousands of nurses, doctors, therapists, social workers, pharmacists and paramedics have come together in a joint call to protect patients by increasing staffing numbers.
