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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Thomas and Aine Fox

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

Children aged under five are among a soaring number of young people waiting for gender care treatment as the NHS grapples to clear a backlog of patients.

The number of children waiting for treatment in England and Wales has risen by 12 per cent in a year, with 6,225 children now on the national waiting list, up from 5,560 a year earlier.

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