From the Times;
Transgender patients could be treated in private rooms in NHS hospitals to protect their “rights and dignities”, Wes Streeting has said.
The health secretary said NHS guidance on same-sex wards is being reviewed in light of the Supreme Court ruling that a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law
Asked about his previous comments that “trans women are women — get over it”, he said: “I’ve addressed this previously and I don’t mind kind of saying, ‘look, you know, I don’t think that was the right thing to say’.
And actually, I wish I’d listened much earlier. I don’t think we, to be honest, given some of the rough discourse we’ve had on these issues in recent years, I don’t think we lose anything by having a bit of humility to say, ‘actually, I wish we’d listened’.”
https://www.thetimes.com/article/3446833b-e40b-40b8-8168-d49e277ae75a?shareToken=0355c6bdd9c0aaf388bc5b8992a65575