Yesterday’s Sullivan Review delivered some troubling findings, concluding that the NHS “consistently prioritises gender identity over or in place of sex” and warning of a “clear clinical risk” due to inadequate diligence in sex data collection. Speaking on the Today Programme, Professor Sullivan highlighted the root of the issue: confusion over the word “gender.” Once widely understood as a synonym for sex, it has since become a term used to record diverse gender identities – leading to a “widespread loss of data on sex.” Progressive civil servant ‘activists’ are taking the flak for this one…
The review set out some helpful recommendations, including that “the default target of any sex question should be sex (in other words, biological sex, natal sex, sex at birth).” In response, Wes Streeting has come out strongly in support, stating on X that he “will act on the findings.”
The Sullivan Review underlines the importance of recording biological sex – not just for research and insight, but also patient safety.
Doing so does not prevent us from recording, recognising and respecting people’s gender identity where these differ.
We’ll act on findings.
— Wes Streeting (@wesstreeting) March 20, 2025
Streeting has long positioned himself as the anti-woke Health Secretary, last month calling out NHS diversity roles that are “ideological hobby horses” and making it clear that “anti-whiteness” has no place in the health service. He’ll be hoping woke civil servants fall in line…
Speaking at his speech on how to achieve “progressive capitalism” Wes Streeting fired a dig and Andy Burnham:
“Bond markets are not bond villains and fiscal rules matter.”