NHS Constitution, Transgender
NHS charter to stress biological sex when placing patients in wards
The measure is part of a raft of changes to the NHS Constitution for England, the charter of rights for patients. The proposals stress the importance of biological sex for the first time when it comes to same-sex accommodation and intimate care. In both cases, the rights are available only where possible.
NHS Constitution change could see trans patients treated in rooms on their own
Under the planned revisions, transgender people could be placed in a room on their own if another patient requests to be in a single-sex ward.
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NHS to stress biological sex in ward allocations
Transgender women should not be put on single-sex female NHS wards, the government is proposing. The measure is part of a raft of changes to the NHS Constitution for England, the charter of rights for patients. The proposals stress the importance of biological sex for the first time when it comes to same-sex accommodation and intimate care.
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Transgender people may be treated in own room if patients request single-space wards
Transgender people may be placed in a room of their own if a patient requests single-space wards under the proposed update to the NHS Constitution - which outlines the rights of patients and staff.
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