The NHS is to declare that sex is a matter of biology in a landmark shift against gender ideology.
In 2021, NHS guidance said trans patients could be placed in single-sex wards based on the gender with which they identified.
"Maya Forstater, chief executive of gender critical group Sex Matters, said:"It is excellent news that the NHS constitution is being revised to put 'sex' in its rightful place - at the heart of principle 1, which sets out that the NHS must treat everyone with equality and respect for their human rights.
"In particular, groups of people, including trans and non-binary patients, continue to receive some of the worst health outcomes of any group in our society and NHS leaders and staff will want to do all they can to support these patients, as well as their trans and non-binary staff to reduce inequalities."
The Government will consider responses from everyone, including the public, clinicians and medical professionals, patients, carers and organisations representing patients and staff and health stakeholders, before publishing the consultation response and the new NHS constitution.
"Louise Ansari, chief executive of Healthwatch England said:"The NHS constitution plays a crucial role in shaping the culture of our NHS and helping the public to know their rights.
"Since the NHS constitution launched, it has helped to shift the balance of power from services towards patients and their families. But, with only a third of people knowing their rights, there is still a long way to go."
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