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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell, Health Policy Editor

BMA stance on Cass review of transgender care ‘has damaged its reputation’

Dr Hilary Cass, a retired consultant paediatrician, seated in an office, gesturing as she speaks
Dr Hilary Cass, a retired consultant paediatrician, recommended sweeping changes in the way the NHS treats under-18s who are unsure about their gender identity or are experiencing gender dysphoria. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

The British Medical Association has threatened the reputation of all UK doctors by rejecting the findings of the landmark Cass review of transgender healthcare, a leading member of the BMA has told the Observer.

Dr Jacky Davis claims that the doctors’ union’s stance on the Cass review is “irrational”, has created a “fracture” between its leadership and the grassroots doctors it represents and left the medical profession “in an uproar”.

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