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NHS at risk of “going backwards” on trans healthcare, expert warns

NHS England’s new gender identity services could be a “regression” of what was offered at the Tavistock, a leading expert in the field has warned.  Next month, Great Ormond Street in London and Alder Hey children’s hospital in Liverpool will be the new homes of such services in England and Wales. The sites will replace the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), which is run by the Tavistock and Portman NHS foundation trust, after it closes at the end of March.  They are the first of what NHS England hopes will…

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Aidan Kelly Articles Gender Plus Hormone Clinic Gender-affirming care Interview LGBTQ+ News Life News non-binary Originals Paul Carruthers Trans

Private hormone clinic becomes UK’s first to be approved by regulator – here’s why that matters

Paul Carruthers and Aidan Kelly discuss why their work is more important than ever given the “discourse” that surrounds gender-affirming care. WORDS BY CONOR CLARK HEADER BY ANISA CLEAVER After a private hormone clinic for transgender youth recently became the first of its kind in the UK to receive approval from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), staff are hopeful that the service will be a lifeline for those struggling with their gender identity.  Paul Carruthers, a nurse consultant who is heading up the Gender Plus Hormone Clinic after spending two…

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