The NHS, Tavistock clinic and other professional health bodies, GPs: policies, practice guidelines and treatments

WESC hearing on puberty blockers – distorting the evidence

Credit: Parliament.tv On Wednesday the Women and Equalities Select Committee (WESC) held what they described as an ‘evidence session’ on the use of puberty blockers. We will give the first…

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The gender affirming model in schools – what does Cass tell us?

The Cass Review final report has driven a coach and horses through ‘gender affirming care’ practice in the NHS,  exposing the inbuilt negligence in a model of care that affirms…

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‘Affirmative gender care’ at The Bridge clinic

Activist GPs are offering ‘affirmative gender care’ and bridging prescriptions for hormones. With no age limits on who can attend these special clinics, we’re concerned that once 18 young people…

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Private gender clinics for older teens and young adults

After the Cass Review’s final report, there will be greater NHS oversight of gender-related healthcare for the under 18s. But adolescents and young adults who choose to go privately will…

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Why did adult gender clinics withhold data from the Cass Review?

The Porterbrook Clinic in Nether Edge. Photo: Yasmin Wakefield by Shelley Charlesworth The news that adult gender clinics, who had refused to share their data with the Cass Review, have…

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