The open letter makes it clear that these issues are not confined to surgery or anaesthetics but are commonplace.
Dr Hilary Williams said there was widespread sexual innuendo when she was a trainee.
"It's quite frightening to think that the perpetrators are in some way being protected by current systems - not necessarily deliberately," she added.
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