The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is facing action from the General Medical Council after the regulator received a number of complaints from trainee doctors.

They claimed there was a culture of racism and misogyny in the hospital's medicine and surgery departments towards trainees and student doctors.

The GMC has imposed extra monitoring and if the situation does not improve, it could stop all training in the two departments.

Prof Colin Melville, medical director at the GMC, said: "Despite ongoing work with the trust for two years, doctors in training in these departments continue to report a range of concerns, including racist and misogynist behaviours, which need to be addressed as a priority.

Colin Melville, medical director of the General Medical Council (Image: GMC) "There are also concerns around the clinical supervision of doctors in training, handover processes and access to educational opportunities.

"Our standards require training pathways to be fair for........

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