NHS England must end ‘culture of secrecy’ in children’s gender care
NHS England must end the “culture of secrecy and ideology over evidence and safety”, and make changes to children’s gender care swiftly, Health Secretary Victoria Atkins has said.
The Cass Review published earlier this week said children have been let down by a lack of research and evidence on the use of puberty blockers and hormones.
In a letter to NHS England’s chief executive, Ms Atkins said there can be “no further delay” on understanding the experience of 9,000 young patients of the now-shut gender service at Tavistock trust.
Several gender dysphoria clinics to which Tavistock patients moved refused to take part in
