NB extracts only:
Since the April 2025 Supreme Court judgment on the definition of sex under the Equality Act 2010, the BMA has been deeply concerned about the potential harms that the ruling would have on our trans and non-binary members, colleagues, patients and wider community.
We are deeply concerned that this high-level guidance will result in local policies that are exclusionary to trans and non-binary staff and patients. It will affect their ability to access and work in the NHS and have negative consequences for cisgender people. We are calling for urgent clarity from NHS England on how employers can implement the guidance in a way that is safe and inclusive of trans and non-binary people, who are already one of society’s most marginalised groups and who are becoming ever more fearful of harassment and discrimination when accessing healthcare
Cisgender people, often women who do not meet society’s narrow expectations of femininity, are already finding they are being challenged when they try to access the single-sex spaces the guidance would expect them to.
Any revision of policies or services must be done in collaboration with trade unions and the trans and non-binary workforce and must be compatible with the NHS Constitution and the Equality Act and Human Rights Act.
Full statement: https://www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opinion/statement-nhs-guidance-on-the-provision-of-single-sex-services-and-facilities