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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent

Cass review ‘absolutely’ not unfair, author tells Scottish parliament

Dr Hilary Cass.
Cass’s report assessed healthcare provision for gender-questioning young people in England and Wales. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

The Cass review “absolutely” did not set an unfairly high bar for evidence, its author has said, as she addressed “significant misinformation” about her assessment of healthcare provision for gender-questioning young people in England and Wales.

Giving evidence to the Scottish parliament’s health committee on Tuesday morning, Dr Hilary Cass said she believed Scotland could benefit from the more holistic approach recommended in her review, commissioned by NHS England.

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