Adrian O’Dowd , 2025-05-12 11:21:00
GPs have backed away from a controversial proposal over how to offer transgender patients the most appropriate options for care and treatment while also maintaining their medical records.During a debate at the annual UK conference of local medical committees (LMCs) in Glasgow on 9 May, GPs decided to make all parts of a motion on the matter as a reference rather than voting on them to be considered as BMA policy.Despite this, the most controversial part of the motion—that records should include details of a patient’s biological sex, preferred gender pronoun, title for correspondence, and gender reassignment—was rejected by the majority of GPs voting.Other parts of the motion, also taken as reference, that were all approved included a call for national guidance on whether to redact and rescan entire old NHS records into new records; support for patients who wish to have their original details kept unredacted; and the use…
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GPs reject call for patient records to include biological sex, pronouns, and reassignment details
