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NHS Policy Audit - working party -Thread #3

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KnottyAuty · 12/06/2025 20:57

NHS Policy Audit - working party -Thread #3

Original thread #1 here:
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5291237-nhs-policy-audit-working-party?page=1
Thread #2:
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5322494-nhs-policy-audit-working-party-thread-2

This is a thread about “keeping the receipts” on NHS Policies prior to the Supreme Court ruling on 16th April 2025.

Our working theory is that there were no single sex spaces for NHS Staff or Patients in the entire country before that date, having all been removed by stealth.

We are aiming to prove this by auditing websites and policies for all the UK trusts and using the results to raise public awareness.

As well as recording what has happened historically, the information will form a baseline so we can check which Trusts comply or defy the judgement in due course...

We are working around the country region by region. If you fancy getting involved in a bit of grassroots feminism then please do join in to help!?

Each trust takes about an hour to research and you can upload online without giving any personal details away. Comment below and we can give you the link to an online survey - it changes for each region.

Thanks soooo much to all the vipers who have helped so far and @twoloons for doing a great job with the thread wrangling!

NHS Policy Audit - working party | Mumsnet

Following on from Thread #23 of the Peggie v NHS Employment Tribunal. Anyone who wants to help with survey/audit of paperwork against the Equality Act...

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5291237-nhs-policy-audit-working-party?page=1

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Cantunseeit · 28/06/2026 14:16

@KnottyAuty 👏👏👏 more brilliant coverage. You’re on fire

FarriersGirl · 28/06/2026 12:21

Link pinched from another thread but also relevant here. This article follows on from a recent sample of FOI's that Knotty mentioned in the podcast.

www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/18793d091421432e

GreenAllOver · 28/06/2026 09:37

@KnottyAuty You were great! So clear and well briefed.

@Harassedevictee I agree, that’s how this all spread in the first place (from Dept of Health guidance, from the CNO) so it’s how it needs to be fixed.

Harassedevictee · 28/06/2026 08:37

I listened. Well done.

WRT the policies, the teams audit along with Isla Bumba’s evidence illustrates that NHS England should write one set of model policies and each trust/organisation takes them. It’s the most effective way to update them quickly.

KnottyAuty · 28/06/2026 07:38

KnottyAuty · 27/06/2026 23:22

Big shout out to you! Queen of the FOUs! 😍

gah sorry about the typo!

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SeaStoat · 28/06/2026 07:29

A crown I am proud to wear! Thank you so much.

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KnottyAuty · 27/06/2026 23:22

SeaStoat · 27/06/2026 18:34

Fabulous podcast - I am so proud of you all.

Big shout out to you! Queen of the FOUs! 😍

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CriticalCondition · 27/06/2026 19:00

Just listened @KnottyAuty and am now following. So good to listen to! And what an achievement.

SeaStoat · 27/06/2026 18:34

Fabulous podcast - I am so proud of you all.

CassOle · 26/06/2026 18:44

Just listened. Well done @KnottyAuty you came across really well.

I also want to thank all the auditors who contributed to the project. ❤

moto748e · 26/06/2026 15:41

Listening now. Kudos to you and your team, Knotty!

KnottyAuty · 26/06/2026 15:32

Bannedontherun · 26/06/2026 11:54

@You Came across really well.

Thank you - it’s not pleasant listening to my own voice!

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KnottyAuty · 26/06/2026 15:32

YellowRoom · 26/06/2026 11:40

I've listened - fabulous to hear. Incredibly frustrating that the NHS is still sitting on it's policies - still no shits given about women and girls.

I know! Quite unbelievable blindness

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Bannedontherun · 26/06/2026 11:54

@You Came across really well.

YellowRoom · 26/06/2026 11:40

I've listened - fabulous to hear. Incredibly frustrating that the NHS is still sitting on it's policies - still no shits given about women and girls.

Bluebootsgreenboots · 26/06/2026 10:48

Thanks for this @KnottyAuty. I can’t wait to listen on my way home this afternoon. It will take my mind off the heat!!

KnottyAuty · 26/06/2026 10:32

Cantunseeit · 26/06/2026 10:01

Fantastic work @KnottyAutyI’ve just listened. How did you manage to stay so calm and measured?!

We know that the map got thousands of hits when it first launched, hopefully this episode sends more people looking for exactly what is going on in their Trust.

https://seeninhealth.org/nhs-foi-map/

They did a very good job of editing my ramblings!

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Cantunseeit · 26/06/2026 10:01

Fantastic work @KnottyAutyI’ve just listened. How did you manage to stay so calm and measured?!

We know that the map got thousands of hits when it first launched, hopefully this episode sends more people looking for exactly what is going on in their Trust.

https://seeninhealth.org/nhs-foi-map/

NHS FOI audit map

SEEN in Health

https://seeninhealth.org/nhs-foi-map/

TwoLoonsAndASprout · 26/06/2026 09:09

So looking forward to listening to this @KnottyAuty!

Szygy · 26/06/2026 09:05

Ereshkigalangcleg · 26/06/2026 09:00

just listened, really good!

Me too - congrats @KnottyAuty, it was great!

Ereshkigalangcleg · 26/06/2026 09:00

just listened, really good!

FarriersGirl · 26/06/2026 08:49

Whoop whoop - I shall look forward to hearing this ❤

CassOle · 26/06/2026 08:41

Thanks, I will listen to it this evening.

Bannedontherun · 26/06/2026 08:39

Wow will be listening well done !!!

KnottyAuty · 26/06/2026 08:13

Morning!

Im very excited to share with you all that there’s an Inciteful Sisters episode all about the NHS Audit! It was recorded last month and it went live yesterday. Thanks to everyone involved with this - I listened back and can’t quite believe the scale of what we’ve all achieved. Well done wims!

listen here:
https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-n79cb-1af9d67

please like and share etc

Episode 42: Fiona, Mary, and the NHS Audit

Fiona (Citizen Journalist) and Mary (SEEN in Health) introduce us to their audit map of NHS trusts across the UK, which investigates their compliance to the Supreme Court Ruling.

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-n79cb-1af9d67?utm_campaign=w_share_ep&utm_source=w_share_pb&utm_medium=dlink

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