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Evening Standard
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Helen Corbett

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

Wes Streeting said he would act on the findings of an independent review led by Professor Alice Sullivan (Stefan Rousseau/PA) - (PA Wire)

Keeping NHS records of biological sex is key for patient safety, Wes Streeting has said, backing a report that warned against conflating it with gender identity.

The Health Secretary said he would act on the findings of an independent review led by Professor Alice Sullivan and commissioned by the previous government.

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