Health Secretary Steve Barclay has ordered an urgent review of guidelines that urge NHS doctors not to assume patients' gender.
The 16-page document advises health workers not to use pronouns such as Mr and Mrs until they are confirmed by patients.
In one section titled Gender Identity, the guidelines state: "Asking someone who was assigned female at birth 'Are you Ms, Miss or Mrs?' carries with it an assumption that their gender identity matches the sex they were assigned at birth (i.e. cisgender." "Choosing words and phrases that don’t make assumptions about sexual orientation or gender identity creates a more supportive environment for individuals to be themselves."LGBT+ campaign group Stonewall penned a forward to the guidelines, stating: "We hope that these guidelines will be shared widely throughout the sector."
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