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The Slow Newscast

The God complex: Part 2

The Slow Newscast

Alice Sandelson

News Commentary, British Politics, Journalism, Us, Documentary, American, Investigations, Uk, International, News, Usa, Society & Culture

4.6894 Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Rachel hears the shocking story of “Patient A”, who explains that patients are at risk too. Her testimony raises more questions about the way sexual misconduct cases are handled in healthcare, as victims — both doctors and patients — call for change.


Reporter: Rachel Sylvester


Producer: Gary Marshall


Artwork: Lola Williams


Sound Design: Dominic Delargy


Editor: Jasper Corbett 


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Transcript

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0:00.0

The Observer.

0:02.0

Hello and welcome to the slow newscast from The Observer.

0:13.0

I'm Alexi Mostris.

0:15.0

Today we've got the second instalment of the God Complex for you.

0:19.0

It's about what happens when surgeons abuse the sacred

0:22.9

space of the operating room. When the people we trust the most end up being the ones we can't

0:28.8

trust at all. If you haven't heard part one, I'd recommend going back a week and clicking play.

0:35.1

Otherwise, it's over to Rachel Sylvester for the final episode. This time,

0:40.0

a disturbing case involving a vulnerable patient and the doctor she wished she'd never met.

0:46.7

We hope you enjoy the show. Just a warning before we start. This episode covers allegations

0:52.0

of sexual misconduct, some of which involve a child.

1:02.6

So what happened with this man?

1:06.5

So he said things like, it's late.

1:11.7

You've been drinking alcohol.

1:13.9

You need to get home safe.

1:16.9

You don't know these other people, the other trainees.

1:19.2

How well do you really know them?

1:22.0

You know you can trust me.

1:24.2

I think of you like my daughter.

1:32.0

This is Homa Ashad. She's a consultant trauma and orthopedic surgeon and on the evening she's describing she's a middle-aged married mother of two. I thought I knew

1:38.6

the world. Normally she works in the hospital, but a medical training course has taken her away from home for a night.

1:47.5

And at the end of the day, an older male colleague walks her back to the place she's staying and invites himself in.

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