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Data on biological sex 'key for patient safety'
The Herald
|March 21, 2025
KEEPING NHS records of biological sex is key for patient safety, Wes Streeting has said, backing a report that warned against conflating it with gender identity.
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The Health Secretary said he would act on the findings of an independent review led by Professor Alice Sullivan and commissioned by the previous UK government.
"The Sullivan Review underlines the importance of recording biological sex - not just for research and insight, but also patient safety," he posted on social media.
"Doing so does not prevent us from recording, recognising and respecting people's gender identity where these differ. We'll act on findings."
This story is from the March 21, 2025 edition of The Herald.
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