Urology, male patients to be attended by male nurses.

The Issue

Urology in the Pennine trust only employs female nurses in the urology department.

Like most NHS Urology departments

That means that males who like myself who are wheelchair bound and invariably have to use or are fitted with a catheter have no choice.

There is little dignity in living in a wheelchair.

The Pennine trust like most NHS trusts say it will maintain a patients dignity.

I know the NHS is exempt from Equality Legislation but I think this is flaunting the rules.

I think the boards of these trusts have an unwritten rule about employing only female nurses.

This policy not only impacts on male patients but male nurses.

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The Issue

Urology in the Pennine trust only employs female nurses in the urology department.

Like most NHS Urology departments

That means that males who like myself who are wheelchair bound and invariably have to use or are fitted with a catheter have no choice.

There is little dignity in living in a wheelchair.

The Pennine trust like most NHS trusts say it will maintain a patients dignity.

I know the NHS is exempt from Equality Legislation but I think this is flaunting the rules.

I think the boards of these trusts have an unwritten rule about employing only female nurses.

This policy not only impacts on male patients but male nurses.

The Decision Makers

Jim McMahon OBE Labour Oldham West and Royton
Jim McMahon OBE Labour Oldham West and Royton

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Petition created on 12 May 2016