An order compelling NHS Scotland staff to use the ‘preferred pronouns’ of male colleagues who identify as women has been dropped. Internal training material provided by NHS Education for Scotland (NES) said that staff had a legal duty “to use the correct name and pronouns” for fellow workers who claim to be women, even if they are “still producing facial hair”. But after NES was approached about the material, The Times reports, it removed the statement. He added: “It is absolutely nonsensical to demand that staff and patients ignore biological reality and participate in an enforced illusion. In May 2024, Sandie Peggie brought an action before an employment tribunal against NHS Fife and Dr Upton for sexual harassment and for discrimination over her recognition of biological reality.

Source: The Times March 18, 2025 16:34 UTC