New NHS guidance confirms exclusion of trans women patients from female wards

Trans women no longer to be placed on female-only wards under new NHS England guidance

Rules mean single-sex wards, toilets and changing rooms will now be used by people based on their biological sex Trans women will no longer be placed on female-only wards under new NHS England guidance on single-sex spaces. The new rules, published on Thursday, mean that single-sex wards, toilets and changing rooms will now be used by people based on their biological sex, not their gender identity. Continue reading.…

15 Oct, 17:15

New NHS guidance confirms exclusion of trans women patients from female wards

The new guidance for hospitals and staff comes 18 months after the Supreme Court ruling on biological sex.

15 Oct, 17:08

Trans women finally banned from female hospital wards in new NHS guidance

The NHS has issued updated guidance instructing hospitals to provide single-sex accommodation and facilities on the basis of biological sex, bringing its policies into line with the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Equality Act. The guidance, published 18 months after the landmark judgment in April 2025, applies to patients and staff and covers hospital wards, toilets, bathrooms, changing rooms and other facilities. I…

15 Oct, 15:24