The NHS is shutting down its gender identity clinic for children after a review found that it failed vulnerable under-18s. The gender identity service at Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust has been ordered to close by next spring.
It will be replaced by regional centres at existing children’s hospitals offering more “holistic care” with “strong links to mental health services”.
Tavistock’s Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) clinic has been accused of rushing children into life-altering treatment on puberty blockers. Read more…
