Trans hospital patients in England to be banned from female- and male-only wards

Health secretary Steve Barclay makes announcement in speech to Tory party conference

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Trans hospital patients in England will be banned from being treated in female- and male-only wards, under plans announced by the health secretary, Steve Barclay.

In a speech to Conservative activists at the party’s conference in Manchester, Barclay also said patient requests to have intimate care provided by someone of the same biological sex would be respected.

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