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Trans people should use hospital spaces according to biological sex, NHS England says

BBC News Health · 15 October 2026 at 16:30

Trans people should use hospital spaces according to biological sex, NHS England says

New guidance says trans patients should be cared for on single-sex hospital wards or bays that align with their biological sex.

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Trans people should use hospital spaces according to biological sex, NHS England says

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