Not wrong to refuse to call patient “she”

Published 17 May 2024 at 10.11

Domestic. The Västra Götaland region was not wrong when healthcare staff did not agree to a patient's demand to be called “she”. The Discrimination Ombudsman, DO, reports P4 Gothenburg.

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The patient – who claims to be “non-binary” – reported the Västra Götaland region to the DO for discrimination.< /p>

According to the report, the patient explicitly asked a nurse to use “hen” instead of “her”, but without success.

Also in medical records, the patient is said to have been “misgendered”, according to P4.< /p>