[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I don't know about this particular case but in Ireland they had changed the information on the HSE website (our NHS) to people with a cervix and removed the word women completely. Loads of people complained about it (me included) and they've now changed it to "Women and people with a cervix" see below

https://www2.hse.ie/screening-and-va...screening.html

Funnily enough the Prostate Cancer Screening section was never changed originally and has not been changed to include other people who may have prostates either. I would really like to know why only women are being pressured to be inclusive in their language. See below.

https://www.hse.ie/eng/health/az/c/c...te-cancer.html

So same health service but only one sex is being pressured to change language. Why?

...that feels like the obvious solution, to add on, rather than to change...?...I think the intention of exclusivity is good and necessary but these things aren’t always well thought out....and I would hope that they would be taking Ireland’s lead if it’s to apply to the NHS as a whole body...atm, it seems to be this particular hospital and their staff workforce guidance and I’d just like to know a little more in depth, how it’s going to be applied....and I hope these hospitals are also a guide for other hospitals to think how exclusivity can apply without offending or alienating etc....