Rogue doctors ‘use superhero status to abuse patients’

NHS should beware staff whose expertise means unusual behaviour goes unchallenged, says reportThe health service must do more to spot warning signs that staff are using their position in order to abuse patients, a new report into sexual and physical assaults committed by rogue medical personnel has found. The problem is particularly acute for doctors who achieve “superhero” status, it warns. Related: NHS pays out millions to patients of surgeon convicted of needless breast operations