The British Medical Association has warned against the proposed changes
Hospital patients in England will have the right to request to be treated on single-sex wards under proposed changes to the NHS Constitution, with transgender people placed in rooms on their own.
In October, former health secretary Steve Barclay said he would look into changing the constitution to address concerns about trans women using wards intended for biologically female patients. Health minister Maria Caulfield said: “Updating the NHS Constitution is crucial to ensuring the principles underpinning our NHS work for everyone. This is about putting patients first, giving them the dignity and respect that they deserve when they are at their most vulnerable.”
“The NHS Constitution already pledges that no patient will have to share an overnight ward with patients of the opposite sex, but that is not the case for too many patients,” he added. "Labour supports single-sex wards and will provide the staff, investment and reform the NHS needs to make sure every patient can be cared for safely.”
“If these proposed changes come into effect, transgender and non-binary patients will potentially find their access to vital NHS services limited,” she added.
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