Research found evidence to be lacking on the impact of puberty blockers and hormone treatments.
Findings that children’s gender care in the NHS has been based on weak evidence have been branded “scandalous” by the shadow health secretary who told of his anger that adult gender clinics had refused to take part in research.
Research by the University of York, carried out alongside the report, found evidence to be severely lacking on the impact of puberty blockers and hormone treatments, while the majority of clinical guidelines were found not to have followed international standards. “Why is it that a group of young people who are extremely vulnerable are waiting years to access treatment?”
Six of the seven adult clinics declined to support the study, with reasons for not doing so including ethical considerations and concerns about funder motivation and political interference. Rishi Sunak said there was a need to ‘exercise extreme caution’ when it comes to gender care for children professionals feeling “anxious” about what the appropriate course of action to take has been when caring for children.
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