Trans Women to Be Banned From Female Hospital Wards Under Health Secretary Plans

Steve Barclay said a consultation into the issue will take place later this year, telling fellow Tory members, ‘It’s vital that women’s voices are heard.’

Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay speaking during the Conservative Party annual conference at Manchester Central convention complex on Oct. 3, 2023. PA Media

The health secretary says he is looking at plans to prevent men who identify as women from using female-only hospital wards.

Steve Barclay told the Conservative Party Conference he would look into changing the NHS constitution to address concerns about biological men using wards intended for biologically female patients.