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First registered private gender clinic for young people in England ‘outstanding’

Gender Plus was set up and is run by staff who previously worked at the now-shut NHS Gender Identity Development Service (Gids).

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The Standard 100: People shaping London in Science & Medicine and Environment

The Standard 100’s list of people shaping London include categories for Science & Medicine and the Environment: among those named are Tim Spector and the Duke of Westminster

Evening Standard

‘I’ve had to become my own doctor’: trans young people on life after the Cass review

With puberty blockers now banned in much of the UK, those hoping for gender treatment say they have been forced into difficult decisions

The Guardian - UK

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Thousands of children still waiting average of 100 weeks for gender care

More than 5,700 of under-18s are waiting an average of 100 weeks for a first gender care appointment, data shows

The Independent UK

We are ashamed of the role psychology played in gender care

Sixteen senior psychologists reveal how their profession failed young people at Gender Identity Development Service clinics

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the Cass review: children were catastrophically failed by the medical profession

Clinicians and managers must be held to account for the travesty in which adult beliefs were allowed to drive healthcare for children

The Guardian - UK

Trans children in England worse off now than four years ago, says psychologist

Gender specialist says young people ‘paying the biggest price’ in wake of Cass report, with service ‘going backwards’

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Thursday briefing: Unpicking the landmark Cass report on gender identity services for children

In today’s newsletter: Dr Hilary Cass’s independent review into NHS services for children and young people has finally been released – but its publication is not likely to quell the febrile climate around the subject

The Guardian - UK

What Cass review says about surge in children seeking gender services

Report finds particularly complex factors may explain surge in birth-registered females referred to NHS Gids

The Guardian - UK

‘Children are being used as a football’: Hilary Cass on her review of gender identity services

Paediatrician’s anger about how NHS England has cared for generation of vulnerable children is barely disguised

The Guardian - UK

Review of gender services has major implications for mental health services

Cass report calls for move away from mainly medical treatment as part of dramatic shift in approach to gender dysphoria

The Guardian - UK

What are the key findings of the NHS gender identity review?

Report by Dr Hilary Cass finds young people being let down by lack of research and evidence on medical interventions

The Guardian - UK

Mother criticises ‘agenda from above’ after release of Cass report

Parent of trans girl says report promotes agenda that ‘things need to be made more difficult’ for children with gender dysphoria

The Guardian - UK

Why the Tavistock gender identity clinic was forced to shut ... and what happens next

The clinic at the heart of a heated national debate formally closes this weekend. The journalist who told the inside story of its practice reflects on those it leaves behind

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Why disturbing leaks from US gender group WPATH ring alarm bells in the NHS

WPATH is no model in the search for evidence-based care of transgender children

The Independent UK

New gender identity clinic openings further delayed

It was announced in July 2022 that the Gids service at the Tavistock and Portman Trust would be shutting down.

The Guardian - UK

The Clinic review – an admirably unsensational look at one of the NHS’s most controversial institutions

The Tavistock centre’s gender identity service has been embroiled in court cases and criticism. This balanced look at its closure talks to those it helped – and those it failed

The Guardian - UK

Time to Think by Hannah Barnes review – what went wrong at Gids?

The BBC Newsnight reporter’s investigation into the Tavistock’s gender identity clinic for children makes disturbing reading

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The Independent UK

Open and calm debate needed on young people and trans issues, says author

A new book details what went wrong at the Tavistock’s Gender Identity Development Service for children, ahead of its expected closure this year.

The Guardian - UK

Mermaids: why has the trans charity been in the news?

The claims and counter-claims against the charity at the heart of the debate over trans children

The Guardian - UK

Gender identity specialists accuse psychology body of ‘contributing to fear’

More than 40 psychologists speak out together for first time after ACP-UK’s statement on young people’s treatment

Manchester Evening News

Children's gender identity services moving to Manchester as long-running clinic shut down

There are warnings that having just one gender identity service provider is 'not a safe or viable long-term option' amid a huge spike in referrals

The Guardian - UK

NHS to close Tavistock gender identity clinic for children

Tavistock and Portman trust’s clinic will shut and two services will be set up in hospitals in London and north-west England

The Guardian - UK

Sajid Javid plans review of impact of gender dysphoria treatment

Data must be provided on the experience of children undergoing care, says health secretary

The Guardian - UK

Letters: Britain should knuckle down and embrace the boring

Instead of ensuring people are well fed and improving homes and infrastructure, our leaders have divided the nation

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