Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Do not ban transgender people from receiving care in mainstream hospital wards
Closed
15,629 signatures
What the petition asks
The Health Secretary has said that transgender hospital patients in England may be banned from being treated in female- and male-only wards. We believe that this segregation is discriminatory, dangerous, and violates the Equality Act of 2010. It cannot go ahead.
One MP has argued against this ban, citing freedom of information requests submitted to hospital trusts across the UK last year, which did not identify any recorded complaints from biologically female hospital inpatients about transgender patients being present.
Timeline
| 10 May 2024 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 May 2024 | Passed 10,000 signatures, requiring a government response |
| 29 May 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
15,629
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
10 May 2024
Closed
29 May 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.