1 week ago No 10: ‘Common sense’ for public services to have data on biological sex

No 10 said while gender should be recognised in some circumstances, the importance of biological sex when it comes to healthcare is ‘common sense’.

Politics

1 week ago Cancer screenings missed as biological sex data missed from official records, review warns

The report found biological sex and gender identity have been used interchangeably in administrative and survey records

Events

1 week ago Data on biological sex is key for patient safety, Health Secretary says

Wes Streeting has backed a report that warned against conflating it with gender identity.

Science

1 week ago Biological sex erased from official data: Review finds 'sex' replaced by 'gender' in health and crimes records

Maya Forstater, chief executive of Sex Matters, said: 'The problems are everywhere, from NHS records that do not record biological sex to police forces that record male sex offenders as women.'

Politics

1 week ago Transgender patients not called to NHS screenings due to failure to record sex, review finds

Professor Alice Sullivan was asked to review collection of data and statistics on biological sex

Events

3 w. ago About 10 deaths linked to NHS screening error as thousands go unchecked

People should have been invited for cancer screening but were accidentally missed.

Events