diagnosis

By the summer of 2023, Labour's position had shifted and the party ruled out introducing a self-ID system to allow people to change their legal sex without a medical diagnosis.

Ms Salters said many people are "forced" to go private for a diagnosis and also have difficulty getting medication as not all GPs honour the shared care protocol.

But a recent diagnosis of stiff person syndrome was off the mark.

But a recent diagnosis of stiff person syndrome was off the mark.

"Often patients will present with very non-specific symptoms that have gone on for months. They won't necessarily be seen by a specialist in cardiology who is going to think of the right diagnosis."