It did not limit trans patients to only single rooms. Here’s what he actually said
To deliver the long-term change the NHS needs, we need a relentless focus on patient outcomes and that means prioritising frontline resources.
It does not mean spending huge sums of taxpayer’s money on diversity consultants or hiring bloated internal diversity and inclusion teams.
And it does not mean ignoring patient’s voices – especially women’s voices when it comes to the importance of biological sex in healthcare.
If we do not get this right now, the long-term consequences could be very serious for the protection of women and future generations.
And Conference, I know as Conservatives, we know what a woman is and I know the vast majority of hardworking NHS staff and patients do too.
That is why I ordered a reversal of unacceptable changes to the NHS website that erased references to women for conditions such as cervical cancer and stopped the NHS from ordering staff to declare pronouns to each new patient.
And that is why today, I am going further; by announcing that we will change the NHS constitution following a consultation later this year to make sure we respect the privacy, dignity and safety of all patients recognise the importance of different biological needs and protect the rights of women.
Now, Conference, if all of that seems like simple common sense, that’s because it is.
Headline correctly says ‘Trans women may be banned from women’s NHS wards’, and subheadline incorrectly states ‘Transgender people may be banned from single-sex hospital wards under plans to restore “common sense” in the NHS, the health secretary says.’
See https://lemmy.today/post/61872970 for hexbear swallowing this uncritically. Also on other social media
https://nitter.netbub.com/phant1stic/status/2111777069940056253
The speech mentioned in the link was an announcement and had no policy changes
https://www.ukpol.co.uk/steve-barclay-2023-speech-to-conservative-party-conference/
It did not limit trans patients to only single rooms. Here’s what he actually said
Reporting at the time was terrible
Headline correctly says ‘Trans women may be banned from women’s NHS wards’, and subheadline incorrectly states ‘Transgender people may be banned from single-sex hospital wards under plans to restore “common sense” in the NHS, the health secretary says.’