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Radiographers at several NHS hospitals have been instructed to ask all men aged 12 to 55 if they are pregnant before performing X-rays. The controversial policy, aimed at considering non-binary, transgender and intersex patients, has sparked outrage among patients and campaigners alike.
But forms designed to be inclusive have caused confusion and anger among patients and pose a risk to their safety, radiographers told The Telegraph.
Radiographers in multiple NHS hospitals have been advised to check if men are pregnant before conducting scans as part of inclusivity guidance. Patients are said to have been left embarrassed by the suggestion that their sex was not obvious, with men reportedly storming out of appointments. The advice is included in a document developed by the Society of Radiographers called "inclusive pregnancy status guidelines for ionising radiation".
Radiographers at several NHS hospitals have been instructed to ask all men aged 12 to 55 if they are pregnant before performing X-rays. The controversial policy, aimed at considering non-binary, transgender and intersex patients, has sparked outrage among patients and campaigners alike.
But forms designed to be inclusive have caused confusion and anger among patients and pose a risk to their safety, radiographers told The Telegraph.
Radiographers in multiple NHS hospitals have been advised to check if men are pregnant before conducting scans as part of inclusivity guidance. Patients are said to have been left embarrassed by the suggestion that their sex was not obvious, with men reportedly storming out of appointments. The advice is included in a document developed by the Society of Radiographers called "inclusive pregnancy status guidelines for ionising radiation".
