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“Witness to Harm” NIHR research inputs into the Royal College of Surgeons of England supporting and Reporting event

16th October 2024

An event was held at the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS) entitled ‘Supporting and Reporting’. This event was designed to mark the year since the publication of a paper outlining research on sexual harassment and abuse within the surgical workforce (Begeny et al., 2023). It included leaders of various health professions, employers, legal counsel, those involved in training health professionals, regulators, and trade unions.  The programme was co-developed by RCS’s Working Party of Sexual Misconduct in Surgery and Prof. Rosalind Searle, who drew on research from the “Witness to Harm” project (NIHR 131322) to advance understanding of sexual harassment and abuse reporting journeys.

Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation (CLEAR)

16th - 19th  September 2024

Professor Louise Wallace, Professor Rosalind Searle and Dr Annie Sorbie report on their presentations on the Witness to Harm project and their learning at this muti-regulator international forum. Based in the USA, with members including government agencies and private/public sector regulatory bodies, within and beyond health and social care, CLEAR’s purpose is to promote education, the dissemination of information and networking among a global international community of professional and organisational regulators. In doing so it recognises the vital contribution to public protection that can be made by these regulatory actors.