Updated NHS single sex guidance to be published on Thursday 20th August

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According to SEEN in Health, a sex realist NHS staff network, updated NHS single sex guidance is due be published in 2 days.

This should outline who is eligible to be placed on a male/female single sex ward and who is not. If they follow the law this should be determined simply on the basis of (biological) sex.

I imagine there will also be some pragmatic solutions touted for trans-identified patients, such as the use of side rooms, where available and appropriate.

Could this be the start of the NHS following the law and protecting patients when at their most vulnerable?

I'll take a punt before we see it that you won't be able to guarantee being on a female only ward if you do. "Operational pressures" will override that.

I'm going to be absolutely furious if this results in all the trans people getting the few available NHS private rooms, but I'll bet my bottom dollar it does.

Lets hope they finally get it right

I will be looking for the essential cover up waffle such as 'in the best interests of' 'pressure points' and I will certainly be feeling queasy if equity is mentioned

Two new publications up today but nothing on single sex guidance yet.

https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/

This is the obvious “solution”, not that it is at all a satisfactory solution and stinks of a panic reaction to shut up the loud voices, but then you have to factor in the patients who need single rooms because of a known infection. Where will they be put! You can’t have patients with known infections on an open ward.

I really think they have to bite the bullet and make sure all the male urine receptacles are kept in the same place, not scattered about randomly in case someone on a female ward needs one for their lady dick.

Didn't realise this was happening, thanks OP!

Well nothing yet. Let's hope SEEN in Health were accurate.

I'll expect a lot of gronda-ing to the aspidistra in the process of the heinous evil of having to act to respect and boundary womens needs at all. To the True Believers even to consider women is a sin; the righteous discard them as having no needs, views or wishes that matter.

The NHS is one of the worst bastions. Even a grudging acceptance and boundary around women's services and resources while gold plating the very special provisions made for the more important is a start. And it will mean women not being on wards with men, some of whom as evidenced, have thoroughly enjoyed their time there abusing and sexually harassing those women, and in one case, raping them.