🚨 Update on trans healthcare 🚨
The #CassReview interim report is out today. This independent review of gender identity services for children & young people confirms the need to overhaul the current system.🧵
The #CassReview interim report is out today. This independent review of gender identity services for children & young people confirms the need to overhaul the current system.🧵
Trans healthcare in the UK is broken – that much is evidenced by wait times that can span in excess of five years.
We welcome and support the #CassReview’s recommendations for a fresh approach to the way the NHS provides support to children and young people experiencing gender dysphoria.
As the review notes, more children and young people than ever now have the confidence and support they need to seek help for gender dysphoria early in life. This will save many young trans people from decades of distress later in life.
It's paramount that children and young people have access to timely, high-quality healthcare, and the right pathway for treatment will be different for every individual.
The recommendation to move from a single national provider to regional services would be a huge step in the right direction.
What is important is that children and young people are listened to, and they are at the heart of decision making, supported by their families and clinicians. These treatments must be based on the best possible data, and draw from global medical expertise and consensus.
We are now reviewing the report in detail and we will publish our in-depth analysis in due course. Read the full interim report here 📚 cass.independent-review.uk/publications/i…
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