Doctors’ union drops opposition to Cass review of NHS gender healthcare

The BMA claimed some of the government’s actions after the review’s publication, such as banning puberty blockers on the NHS, went beyond Cass’s recommendations. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

The trade union representing doctors across the UK has dropped its opposition to the findings of the Cass review of gender identity services across the NHS.

The British Medical Association (BMA) had previously rejected the findings of the landmark review of transgender healthcare, with the medical body refusing to endorse the report’s findings.