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Stonewall and LGBT Foundation's joint statement on changes to NHS Accommodation policies

no name given · LGBT Foundation (Manchester) · 2026-10-15 · Manchester · Source

The new NHS guidelines on patient accommodation will, despite clinical priority, lead to unequal care for trans+ and non-binary people, which is why legislative changes and targeted training are necessary to restore dignity, equality, and safety for all.

No one should be treated worse or feel threatened or shamed at the moment when they need the most protection because of their gender identity or gender expression.

The text responds to new guidelines from NHS England on the accommodation of same-sex patients and the use of staff rooms. It welcomes the fact that clinical priorities should take precedence in the placement of patients. At the same time, it criticises that the transfer of responsibility to local decision-makers will lead to unequal care for trans+ and non-binary people. As evidence, it is noted that 34 percent of trans people already forgo medical care out of fear of discrimination. The text calls for no one to be treated worse or threatened because of their gender identity or gender expression. The NHS Constitution is cited as the basis for a compassionate, respectful, and inclusive service. It is demanded that healthcare professionals should have access to high-quality LGBTQ+ inclusion training. Finally, a decision of the Supreme Court is referenced and legislative changes are advocated that should restore dignity, equality, and safety for all.

What, according to this text, is the root of the evil?

Exploitation, oppression, unequal conditions; Pressure on one's own community from outside

Where does the evil reside?

in the economy, politics, or social structures

What helps against it?

just social or political conditions; insight, learning, enlightenment, right understanding

What is human being according to this text?

self-determined, the author of one's own actions

Where is history heading?

it is getting better, development towards the good

What does the text base its claim on?

on personal experience, testimony, encounter; on argument, logic, science

To whom does the text's call for devotion apply?

to every human being, regardless of faith

Where is the text's criticism directed?

at others, at society, at other groups

• Patienten bei der Entscheidung über die Unterbringung sinnvoll konsultieren (interpersonal)
• Zugang zu hochwertiger LGBTQ+-Inklusionsschulung sicherstellen (social)
• Für gesetzliche Änderungen eintreten (social)

Basic stance

1 from -2 to 2

Insistence

2 of 3

Reach

4 of 5

Concreteness

2 of 3

Boundary

1 of 3

Time

past 1, present 3, future 2

Analysed with qwen3.8-27b, version v3. The same standards apply to every tradition, see Values.