AN NHS hospital has been displaying a poster that says asking someone’s name could be transphobic. It calls the basic question “inappropriate” — even though it could be dangerous if staff failed to…
Researcher Lottie Moore said: “What is shocking is that this activity is rife across the NHS. It should be urgently reviewed.”It says any employee wearing an ally badge is a safe person to speak to.It is not known who created the poster, who put it up or whether it was officially signed off.
The hospital suspects a mistake was made and it should have advised not to ask someone’s “real name”.MP Brendan Clarke-Smith said: “If asking somebody their name is now considered offensive, how are people to introduce themselves without facing an employment tribunal? “And if the advice meant to say people shouldn’t ask ‘real names’ — well, surely doctors need to access a patient’s medical history?”
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