Health · 15 hours ago
Trans patients in England to go on wards matching birth sex
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The rules, published by NHS England on Thursday, replace older guidance that let trans patients be placed by the gender they identify with. Clinical need still comes first, so hospitals must find other arrangements where a ward matching birth sex wouldn't be suitable. TransActual and Trans+ Solidarity Alliance, two trans campaign groups, say it won't work in stretched hospitals.
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