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Woman needs a chaperone; male nurse in a dress volunteers and woman is left distraught

Feb 7, 2024 2 min read Your stories
I was rushed into A&E after I had spoken to my GP who recognised symptoms of something called Cauda Equina, a dangerous spinal injury which risks paralysis the longer it is

A woman's decades-long struggle to get same-sex care - recently told her views were "not acceptable in the modern world."

Feb 7, 2024 2 min read Your stories
I've been disabled for over half my life now. My late teen were plagued by doctors visits and not as many answers as I'd hoped. I started having carers

Vulnerable elderly woman left distressed after being sent a male carer in the night

Jan 31, 2024 1 min read Your stories
My mum is 84 and has alzheimer's. She was recently in hospital due to 3 falls and an undiagnosed UTI. After one failed discharge we agreed a care package of 4

Abuse survivor's request for single-sex care in hospital ignored.

Dec 20, 2023 1 min read Your stories
In 2021 (I was 61 years old then) I was hospitilised due to a complication with a drug I take for a cancer. All the wards I was on were mixed sex, with

Woman had pictures taken without her consent by a male nurse after her operation

Nov 21, 2023 1 min read Your stories
"I did not specify same sex care when I had my operation in a Scottish hospital. It was a complicated surgery and I ended up in critical care. The male nurse was
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