NHS staff network advises health service to uphold biological reality

An NHS employee network has been launched to advocate for sex-based care “free from ideological bias”.

There are now almost 15 Sex Equality and Equity Networks (SEEN) across several industries, including publishing, journalism and the police. The first SEEN was launched in 2022 to defend biological reality among civil servants.

SEEN in Health now exists to help healthcare staff exercise their freedom of thought, conscience and religion and advise national NHS bodies on the creation of internal policies.

Evidence without ideology

The group explained: “SEEN in Health’s mission is to create an environment in the NHS where staff feel safe and encouraged to discuss issues related to the protected characteristic of sex, so that they can speak up for themselves as employees and on behalf of patients”.

It added: “We believe that every patient has the right to receive evidence-based care, free from ideological bias and that information for patients should use medically accurate terms which can be understood and accessible to all.”

SEEN membership is open to NHS staff across the UK, in both clinical and non-clinical roles.

Pregnancy

Last month, the NHS was criticised for promoting a pregnancy app that asked mothers-to-be whether their gender is the same as “registered at birth”, and if they are “female”, “male”, “non-binary” or “gender fluid”.

The app is an online system reportedly used to support 60 per cent of pregnancies in the UK.

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust also recently came under fire for compelling staff to endorse radical gender ideology under its internal trans policy.

The guidance, introduced last year and set to run until 2026, directs staff to apologise for ‘misgendering’ patients who claim to be the opposite sex.