Written questions

NHS Trusts: Gender

2026-05-17 · Department of Health and Social Care · 2035 · Official question

Suella Braverman

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of disputes concerning access to single-sex changing rooms in NHS hospitals on staff wellbeing.

Answer

Under the Public Sector Equality Duty, National Health Service organisations have their own legal duty to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations, and to ensure decisions are justified, evidence-based, and propo...