In the proposed changes to the NHS Constitution for England, patients can request that intimate care is carried out by someone of the same biological sex, where reasonably possible.  

Under the proposed changes, trans patients would be placed in single-room accommodation under the Equality Act 2010 "when it is appropriate".

Planned changes are said to include a ban on words such as “chest-feeding”, and only people who have ovaries will be referred to as “women.” 

Despite the claims, a Freedom of Information request from advocacy group TransLuscent revealed that there had not been a single complaint about the presence of trans women in female wards.

The consultation also plans to embed the right for patients’ and their loved ones’ access to a rapid review from outside the care team if the patient is deteriorating. The importance of this pledge has been made clear by the tragic story of Martha Mills, 13-year-old girl who died due to carelessness from the NHS.

A further update includes embedding the commitment for patients and their family members in acute and specialist settings to initiate a rapid review of care from outside their initial care team, where the patient’s condition is deteriorating.

Minister for Women’s Health Strategy, Maria Caulfield, said: "Updating the NHS Constitution is crucial to ensuring the principles underpinning our NHS work for everyone.  

"This is about putting patients first, giving them the dignity and respect that they deserve when they are at their most vulnerable.

"We’ll also recognise the important role of patients’ loved ones in raising concerns about their care."