Trans hospital patients in England to be banned from female- and male-only wards
by Aubrey Allegretti Senior political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6F8WC)
Health secretary Steve Barclay vows to update NHS constitution to give effect to proposals after consultation
Trans hospital patients in England will be banned from being treated in female- and male-only wards, under plans announced by the health secretary.
In a speech to Conservative activists at the party's conference in Manchester, Steve Barclay also promised a patient's request to have intimate care provided by someone of the same biological sex would be respected.
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