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Puberty blocker bans in Queensland and NZ risk extreme harm to trans youth, UK expert warns

Sociologist who surveyed effect of 2024 UK ban says denial of gender-affirming care has left trans and non-binary children in ‘abject misery and severe distress’

The Guardian - AU

Long waits and ‘unacceptable’ lack of data at NHS gender clinics in England, review finds

Impossible to judge safety or effectiveness as adult clinics not systematically recording outcomes, Dr David Levy finds

The Guardian - UK

Adult gender clinics could have 15-year wait lists, new report warns

Dr David Levy described services as "falling down", citing extensive delays, inconsistent evaluations, and a critical lack of data

The Independent UK

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Adult gender clinics could have 15-year wait lists without improvement – review

The Levy review visited nine clinics since it was formally launched in July last year to look at their effectiveness, safety and stability.

Evening Standard

Wes Streeting calls for ‘cross-party consensus’ on gender identity ahead of puberty blocker trial

Health secretary wrote to Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, urging her to ‘take heat and ideology’ out of debate

The Guardian - UK

Wes Streeting ‘not comfortable’ with puberty blocker clinical trial

The Health Secretary made a ban on puberty blockers indefinite in December last year.

Evening Standard

Younger people wanting an assisted death could face stronger assessments

Paediatrician Baroness Cass and the former president of the BMA, Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, called for a more ‘in-depth’ process.

Evening Standard

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Kemi Badenoch calls on Wes Streeting to stop puberty blocker trial

The Health Secretary has said the trial will ‘provide better evidence for how the NHS can support and treat young people with gender incongruence’.

Evening Standard

Gender change reversal data sought as part of new NHS detransition service

NHS England said between 15 and 20 people who had detransitioned were spoken to in April as part of work on a new service.

Evening Standard

Assessment of Northern Ireland’s gender identity services ordered

Stormont Health Minister Mike Nesbitt said he wants to see a holistic approach to care.

Evening Standard

Negative media attention 'making it hard to recruit staff' to gender identity clinics

NEGATIVE media attention has made it difficult for Scotland’s gender identity healthcare services to retain and recruit staff, a report has said.

The National (Scotland)

Cass review: how has report affected care for transgender young people?

Review led to profound changes, some of which made young people feel unsupported, yet new clinics are opening

The Guardian - UK

Rise in children’s gender care waiting list across England and Wales

Some 157 children on the national waiting list were aged younger than 10, data shows.

The Independent UK

Children waiting two years for critical gender care as numbers trapped on waiting lists soar

Waiting lists for children’s gender services have risen by 12 per cent, figures show

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Generation will be lost to poor mental health without safeguards on tech – Cass

Baroness Hilary Cass described the impact of smart devices on children’s sleep, attention span and education as ‘an economic timebomb’.

Evening Standard

£10m funding for children’s gender research including NHS puberty blocker trial

Children will be recruited to a trial with the agreement of their parents and NHS gender services.

The National (Scotland)

Cass Review of trans care 'transgresses medical law and policy', US experts claim

THE Cass Review into transgender care for young people “transgresses medical law, policy, and practice”, US experts have claimed ...

Evening Standard

Wes Streeting seeks to reassure trans youth after indefinite puberty blocker ban for children

Puberty blockers for under-18s ban announced after warning of ‘unacceptable risk’ to children

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The Independent UK

Streeting seeks to reassure trans youth amid indefinite puberty blocker ban

While health is a devolved matter, the ban applies across the UK.

The National (Scotland)

Puberty blockers for under-18s banned across the UK indefinitely

PUBERTY-blockers will be banned for children across the UK, it has been announced.

The Guardian - UK

Puberty blockers to be banned indefinitely for under-18s across UK

Health secretary says emergency measures banning sale and supply for gender dysphoria will be made indefinite after expert advice

Evening Standard

Puberty blocker ban for children with gender dysphoria to be made indefinite

The Government decision comes after experts recommended indefinite restrictions while work is done to ensure the safety of children and young people.

The Independent UK

Health Secretary Wes Streeting announces ‘indefinite’ ban on puberty blockers for children

Wes Streeting warns over the ‘unacceptable safety risk’ in continued prescription of puberty blockers to children

Evening Standard

The Standard 100: People shaping London in Science & Medicine and Environment

The Standard 100’s list of people shaping London include categories for Science & Medicine and the Environment: among those named are Tim Spector and the Duke of Westminster

Evening Standard

Puberty blocker pause not fuelled by ideology, says top doctor

Professor Sir Gregor Smith, Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer, was speaking to a Scottish Parliament committee.

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