DOCTORS and nurses have been banned by woke NHS chiefs from asking patients if they are married — to avoid offending single people. Medics are also told not to assume the gender of a patient’s partner. 2 Medics have been banned by woke NHS chiefs from asking patients if they are married — to avoid upsetting single people Credit: Getty 2 Guide insists a patient’s marital status is personal information and should not be asked for unless medically relevant The guidance is in a 52-page document for staff at an NHS care partnership on the use of inclusive language.
It insists a patient’s marital status is personal information and should not be asked for unless medically relevant. The guide, written by the Humber and North Yorkshire Care Partnership’s Best Place to Work manager, adds: “Not everyone chooses to marry or enter into a civil partnership. “It is important to not make assumptions about a person’s relationship status or reasons for this.
READ MORE ON WOKE RULES JK'S FURY Woke uni blasted by JK Rowling for branding lesbians 'non-men' in its LGBTQ guide "If we do need to ask about a person’s relationship status, we should use gender-neutral and inclusive language. “We use: ‘Please tell us your marital or civil partnership status’. We do not use: ‘Are you married?’.
” The document also states staff should avoid saying only women can be pregnant, and instead declares anyone can chest-feed or express milk. It means bosses are flouting guidance cra.