New gender clinics for children to open after year’s delay
by Aine Fox
Mar 31, 2024
3 minutes
New gender clinics for children are due to open after a year-long delay and to a waiting list of thousands as the Tavistock service closes its doors.
Around 250 patients, who were being treated at the Gender Identity Development Service (Gids) run by the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, will have responsibility for their care officially transferred to the new clinics from April 1.
Some 5,000 children and young people are on the waiting list
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