The word woman could be removed from NHS services in Scotland under new guidelines that propose shifting away from “gendered healthcare”.
A report compiled by the Scottish NHS raises concerns that people who have switched gender may feel uncomfortable if clinics dealing with issues such as contraception, smear tests and maternity care are advertised in a female-orientated way.
Among the recommendations regarding services for trans patients, the report says: “Systems within NHS Scotland need to allow for increasing gender identities for patients, specifically including non-binary identities. This should be done as part of a general move away from gendered healthcare.”
The report, which has not been officially published, later adds: “Transgender individuals may be uncomfortable seeking reproductive health care or contraception when the services’ ‘target
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