Sexual misconduct with patients – the ‘collective shame’ of the medical profession

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Sexual misconduct with patients – the ‘collective shame’ of the medical profession

Gaeline Phipps

Gaeline Phipps

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Question any doctor making house calls on able-bodied, non-palliative-care patients

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Wellington barrister Gaeline Phipps uses two cases of prolonged sexual misconduct in New Zealand to illustrate how the doctor–patient relationship can be abused, and then provides considerations for protecting the patients in your own practice

The medical profession’s ‘collective shame’” was the headline on Stuff. What was the shame? Key points Sexual groomers may be well-respected