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Emma Nicholson in the Times

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Igneococcus · 15/03/2022 22:06

On single sex wards:

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/f6f6c84a-a499-11ec-b05a-8d7b276f1397?shareToken=1c8f4c99404e08ae113db7787fb3686e

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Redshoeblueshoe · 15/03/2022 22:42

Well I currently share my bedroom with a man, so I guess it will be ok

Except it fucking isn't ok

Flangeosaurus · 15/03/2022 22:39

“Vile amendment?” “Exercise in prejudice?”

No please Robin, explain to everyone why their elderly confused mothers should have to deal with male bodied people on their hospital wards. Go on, tell us how that sits with their dignity and privacy. Tell us about the staff who have to gaslight patients and tell them “no, no men here” when it’s complete, obvious bullshit. Please, tell us why the wants of men are more important than the needs of women in this very specific scenario - which, far from being an exercise in prejudice, is SPECIFICALLY permitted in the Equalities Act. I’ll wait.

Redshoeblueshoe · 15/03/2022 22:38

Excellent article as always, thanks for posting

EmbarrassingHadrosaurus · 15/03/2022 22:38

At her last attempt…AN was asked….

Who is AN?

334bu · 15/03/2022 22:38

At her last attempt to promote this vile amendment, AN was asked by the government Minister what evidence she had to justify the need for this exercise in prejudice.

So, Robin, you believe that women are not entitled to female only servicesand that asking for such services is bigotry?

timeisnotaline · 15/03/2022 22:34

I wish I could see comments :/

RobinMoiraWhite · 15/03/2022 22:30

[quote Igneococcus]On single sex wards:

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/f6f6c84a-a499-11ec-b05a-8d7b276f1397?shareToken=1c8f4c99404e08ae113db7787fb3686e[/quote]
At her last attempt to promote this vile amendment, AN was asked by the government Minister what evidence she had to justify the need for this exercise in prejudice.

She had none.

glitterfarts · 15/03/2022 22:27

Amazing! So succinctly summarising all my thoughts.

EmbarrassingHadrosaurus · 15/03/2022 22:22

For 35 years, debates in parliament have said there should be single-sex wards. There was a huge fight 20 years ago to stop mixed-sex wards. Yet here we are: the NHS, captured by lobbyists, is implementing, outside its authority, a one-sided policy. If it wishes to recognise gender self-ID it has a duty to report to parliament, just as it has a duty of honesty and candour to all patients, not some above others.

The NHS is being encouraged to embrace quality improvement not only to improve services for patients but to reduce the eye-watering legal compensation bills.

And yet, here the NHS is, marching resolutely towards a situation that is likely to cause distress, complaints, plausible safeguarding issues and a compensation fund.

MarciaDidia · 15/03/2022 22:14

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