• The British Medical Association have published a new report Sexism in medicine.
• The report found that 91% of women doctors in the UK have experienced sexism at work with 42% feeling they could not report it.
• NHS trusts have made some progress to tackle discrimination but more needs to be done.

Responding to the British Medical Association's Sexism in medicine report, the deputy chief executive of NHS Providers Saffron Cordery, said:

"It is deeply disturbing to hear the vast majority of women doctors in the UK have experienced sexism at work.

"Trust leaders are clear that sexism, and indeed any kind of discrimination, is totally unacceptable. Nobody should have to endure it in society and certainly not in the workplace.

"The NHS needs to do more. We want staff to feel able to voice their concerns and to have confidence that trusts will act upon these quickly. We also know that measures such as flexible working could make a huge difference to the working lives of many health professionals given the pressures the NHS is currently facing.

"The NHS is taking steps to address this and we have seen some good progress made in recent years. However, there is much more to do to create a truly inclusive working culture in the NHS and to tackle the impact of structural discrimination that exists."