Multiple reports say the NHS is refusing to provide a timetable for implementing updated guidance on single-sex spaces following a change from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The guidance, which comes into force on Wednesday, is intended to clarify how single-sex services and spaces should operate under equality law. According to the coverage, existing arrangements that allow some transgender people—described in the reports as men who identify as women—to access female wards continue to apply in the meantime. The reporting frames the issue as a dispute over when the NHS will move from current practice to the new EHRC guidance, with calls for clearer deadlines. The sources do not agree on additional details beyond the immediate point of contention: that there is a delay in setting an implementation date and that older rules are still in effect while the update is introduced. The overall picture is that the NHS is moving forward without a stated timeline, while the EHRC guidance is already in force.