Female doctors articles
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NHS set to ban trans women from female-only wards under plans put forward by ministers that will also mean women patients can ask for a female doctor
New version of NHS Constitution ensures women-only spaces are protected. Patients can request a doctor of the same biological sex for 'intimate care'. Trans patients will have own private spaces where hospital can provide them
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Gender-critical feminists praise historic NHS decision to 'declare sex a biological fact' by banning trans women from female-only wards and allowing female patients to ask for same-sex doctors
Changes to the health service's constitution proposed by ministers will give women the right to request to be treated by a doctor of the same sex for intimate care.
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DR MAX PEMBERTON: We need more female doctors in the NHS but there is a downside
Does the sex of your doctor matter? I'd say it shouldn't really make a difference, although there are some times, for example during intimate examinations, when it could be a consideration.