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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

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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 ...

The National (Scotland)

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

Evening Standard

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

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

The National (Scotland)

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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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

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

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.

Evening Standard

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.

Evening Standard

'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…

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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

The National (Scotland)

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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The Guardian - UK

NHS plans review of adult gender services following Cass criticisms

Workers in adult gender clinics allege ‘chaotic’ administration and ‘out of control’ waiting lists

The Guardian - UK

‘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

Doctors should push back against the BMA’s opposition to Cass review

I am appalled that part of the leadership of our profession has rejected the conclusions of the report into gender identity services

The Guardian - UK

Delayed puberty blocker clinical trial to start next year in England

Several thousand children and young people who are questioning their gender identity may participate

The Guardian - UK

The BMA’s stance on puberty blockers defies the key principle of medicine: first, do no harm

Doctors’ union attacked the Cass review that found the treatment may pose a risk to children

The National (Scotland)

Questions loom over direction Labour will take on transgender rights

LGBTQ+ people from around the country breathed a sigh of relief seeing that the Conservatives had finally been knocked out of power – but the…

Evening Standard

Doctors' union BMA calls for ban on puberty blockers for under-18s to be lifted

BMA says it will critique Cass Review into children’s gender services

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