Her comments come after the Government announced proposed changes to the NHS Constitution for that emphasise the importance of biological sex in health care.
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.
Transgender people may be placed in a room of their own if a patient requests single-space wards under the proposed update to the NHS Constitution - which outlines the rights of patients and staff.
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