An NHS diversity chief has said trans staff who feel 'unsafe' after the Supreme Court ruled they are not women should be allowed to work from home.
Melanie Holloway posted a memo on the NHS England intranet stating the judgment had caused 'troubling times for our community' and voiced concerns it could impact 'pronoun use' and lead to 'purposeful misgendering'.
She wrote: 'Working from home should be supported and promoted for anyone who may not feel safe accessing offices generally but especially facilities.'
Last week, the Supreme Court ruled the word 'woman' in the Equality Act refers to biological women.
It is anticipated that new NHS policy being prepared in light of the judgment will bar male-born trans people from using women's toilets and changing rooms.
Ms Holloway, who states that her preferred pronouns are 'She/Her' on social media, is a 'D&I Manager' and chairman of the 'LGBTQIA+ staff network' at NHS England.
She boasts of being a British Diversity Award nominee on her X (formerly Twitter) profile, and her biography on the NHS website states she has led several national inclusion projects within the health service.
In her long memo to staff, she added that the Supreme Court's ruling 'will impact wider than trans colleagues'.
The memo from NHS diversity chief Melanie Holloway said trans staff who 'may not feel safe' following the Supreme Court ruling should be allowed to work from home
Ms Holloway is chairman of NHS England's 'LGBTQIA+ Network' and a diversity and inclusion manager
A profile of Ms Holloway on an NHS website states she specialises in 'LGBTQIA+ inclusion'
'It will reinforce some people's boldness about people that access toilet facilities,' she wrote. 'Cis women who are masculine in appearance (regardless of sexuality) are also at a safety risk.'
She concluded the message by saying she had 'a few thoughts of things you could do to support our trans siblings at this time - please reach out to me'.
Last night, one clinician who received the message said she was shocked that it failed to mention biologically female staff 'whose rights have been systematically eroded' over recent years.
'We had absolutely no choice when they started allowing male-born staff to use our toilets and changing rooms,' she said. 'No special provisions were made for us if we felt unsafe. And yet they seem desperate to roll out the red carpet for trans colleagues.
'The NHS has been in the thrall of trans ideology for a long time, at the expense of women's rights. This memo is a prime example of that.
'We can only hope the Supreme Court's sensible decision leads to sensible rules that protect us all.'
Another member of staff said workers who have raised concerns about the NHS's 'obsession with trans ideology' - such as prescribing puberty blockers to children - have been 'blacklisted' for promotion.
A third clinician said the 'hysteria' generated by trans lobbyists will set back patients, including the small handful of children genuinely struggling with gender dysphoria.
Health secretary Wes Streeting has said trans patients could be treated in private areas following the Supreme Court judgment, which should bar male-born trans people from women's wards
Campaigners within the NHS have long championed gender ideology. Wes Streeting once said: 'Trans women are women, get over it'
'The ones with real problems will find that services are now overwhelmed by TikTokers with social contagion,' they said.
'The NHS has been so busy naval-gazing, it has forgotten the people who actually need us - our patients - are the ones we should be focusing resources on.'
On Thursday, health secretary Wes Streeting said trans women could be treated in 'private spaces' under new NHS policy.
Last night, one clinician said: 'Private rooms are very few and far between in NHS hospitals. They are normally reserved for people with very serious health problems. If they become clogged up with trans patients, it could put people's lives at risk.'
Helen Joyce, of campaign group Sex Matters, blasted the NHS diversity memo.
'Claims that trans people will be in danger if they use the right bathroom for their sex are based on no evidence,' she said. 'It's downright ridiculous to claim that these purely notional risks are so severe that trans people should work from home as a precaution.
'The suggestion that these are "troubling times" for trans-identifying people reflects the fact that for over a decade, NHS-funded trans-activists claimed that legal rights based on "gender identity" went much further than they really did.
'As for the suggestion that women with short hair and masculine dress style will be at risk in women's facilities is beyond absurd. Even if such a woman is briefly mistaken for a man in the ladies', their female voice means the confusion will immediately be resolved once they reply to any query.
'NHS management needs to damp down the hysteria, not feed it, and they must stand firm against trans-activist bullies ramping up emotional blackmail now that things are no longer going their way.'
An spokesman for the NHS said bosses are 'working through the implications of the Supreme Court ruling for the wider health service to deliver the safest patient care and as an employer'.
They added: 'NHS England staff are expected to spend at least 40 per cent of their time working in the office but can make flexible working requests which include home working arrangements, when agreed by a line manager and where it has no impact on productivity.'