Medical practitioners, psychologists, chiropractors and osteopaths comprise 22% of registered health practitioners in Australia, yet almost three-quarters of sexual misconduct complaints made to health regulators involved these professions, a world-first study has found.
Although nurses and midwives comprised 59.2% of health practitioners, they made up 19.2% of sexual misconduct complaints.
Rates of notifications alleging sexual assault were higher for chiropractors and osteopaths, psychiatrists, and general practitioners than for internal medicine physicians.
exual misconduct complaints made against Australia’s health professions | Health | The Guardian