Many members of the British Medical Association have voiced their dismay and quit over a landmark review into gender identity services for children, led by paediatrician Hilary Cass (pictured).
Doctors are quitting the British Medical Association in revolt at its opposition to a landmark review into gender identity services for children.
Many members of the BMA, including NHS leaders and former presidents of medical royal colleges, have voiced their dismay over the report, led by pediatrician Hilary Cass Read More British Medical Association accused of 'falling prey to an activist agenda' Jacky Davis, a consultant radiologist and council member, told The Times: 'This minority has voted to block the implementation of Cass, an evidence-based review which took four years to put together.
In response, more than 1,400 doctors, including nearly 70 professors and 23 former or current presidents of medical royal colleges, signed an open letter urging the BMA to drop its opposition to the Cass review.
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