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Younger people wanting an assisted death could face stronger assessments

Paediatrician Baroness Cass and the former president of the BMA, Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, called for a more ‘in-depth’ process.

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch calls on Wes Streeting to stop puberty blocker trial

The Health Secretary has said the trial will ‘provide better evidence for how the NHS can support and treat young people with gender incongruence’.

Evening Standard

Gender change reversal data sought as part of new NHS detransition service

NHS England said between 15 and 20 people who had detransitioned were spoken to in April as part of work on a new service.

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Assessment of Northern Ireland’s gender identity services ordered

Stormont Health Minister Mike Nesbitt said he wants to see a holistic approach to care.

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Negative media attention 'making it hard to recruit staff' to gender identity clinics

NEGATIVE media attention has made it difficult for Scotland’s gender identity healthcare services to retain and recruit staff, a report has said.

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Cass review: how has report affected care for transgender young people?

Review led to profound changes, some of which made young people feel unsupported, yet new clinics are opening

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Rise in children’s gender care waiting list across England and Wales

Some 157 children on the national waiting list were aged younger than 10, data shows.

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

Waiting lists for children’s gender services have risen by 12 per cent, figures show

The Independent UK

Generation will be lost to poor mental health without safeguards on tech – Cass

Baroness Hilary Cass described the impact of smart devices on children’s sleep, attention span and education as ‘an economic timebomb’.

Evening Standard

£10m funding for children’s gender research including NHS puberty blocker trial

Children will be recruited to a trial with the agreement of their parents and NHS gender services.

Evening Standard

Cass Review of trans care 'transgresses medical law and policy', US experts claim

THE Cass Review into transgender care for young people “transgresses medical law, policy, and practice”, US experts have claimed ...

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Streeting seeks to reassure trans youth amid indefinite puberty blocker ban

While health is a devolved matter, the ban applies across the UK.

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting seeks to reassure trans youth after indefinite puberty blocker ban for children

Puberty blockers for under-18s ban announced after warning of ‘unacceptable risk’ to children

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Puberty blockers for under-18s banned across the UK indefinitely

PUBERTY-blockers will be banned for children across the UK, it has been announced.

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Puberty blockers to be banned indefinitely for under-18s across UK

Health secretary says emergency measures banning sale and supply for gender dysphoria will be made indefinite after expert advice

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Puberty blocker ban for children with gender dysphoria to be made indefinite

The Government decision comes after experts recommended indefinite restrictions while work is done to ensure the safety of children and young people.

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Health Secretary Wes Streeting announces ‘indefinite’ ban on puberty blockers for children

Wes Streeting warns over the ‘unacceptable safety risk’ in continued prescription of puberty blockers to children

Evening Standard

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

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Puberty blocker pause not fuelled by ideology, says top doctor

Professor Sir Gregor Smith, Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer, was speaking to a Scottish Parliament committee.

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Charities should follow Cass Review recommendations, says watchdog

There are lessons for other charities working with gender-questioning young people, the chairman of the Charity Commission said.

The National (Scotland)

'Turned down a peerage twice': JK Rowling rejects Kemi Badenoch's Lords offer

JK Rowling has revealed that she turned down two offers of a peerage following Kemi Badenoch publicly saying she would appoint the author to the…

The Guardian - UK

Undemocratic and secretive: the BMA no longer speaks for doctors trying to protect children

The union is risking its reputation by opposing the Cass report on gender identity services, writes BMA council member Jacky Davis

The Guardian - UK

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

‘Climate of fear’ at British Medical Association after it rejected findings of landmark study, leading member claims

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Scotland to move to 'regional model' of gender identity healthcare for under-18s

THE NHS in Scotland is set to follow England in moving to a "regional model" of providing gender identity healthcare for under-18s.

The Guardian - UK

‘Witch-hunt’: BMA tries to identify who leaked planned opposition to Cass review

Doctors’ union has been in turmoil since it voted to in effect reject findings of transgender healthcare report

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