Professor Donal O'Shea has said they are pro-trans and pro-transitioning, but proper assessments must be carried out
Concerns being voiced around the HSE's National Gender Service are not being listened to, one doctor has said.they are pro-trans and pro-transitioning, but proper assessments must be carried out.
"If you just say 'Yes' to everyone who wants to go on hormones... without looking in some detail at the other health-related issues that are going on, then you will end up with the disasters that we saw in Tavistock.... and then a couple of weeks ago we find out that they've established the same kind of links with a clinic in Antwerp that is at least as bad as Tavistock - most likely worse.
"Politicians are cancelled - I've had party leaders say, 'No, no we can't talk about this or we'll be cancelled'."A senior level in the HSE is not listening to our advice, I've been working in the area since 1996, I've seen the changes. "The HSE is establishing a team to lead the development an updated model of care for the treatment of gender dysphoria following the HSE’s thorough, consultative and clinical review of the Interim Cass Report," it said."Under EU Directive 2011/24/EU the HSE must inform patients of their rights to access treatment under the Cross Border Directive. This is an EU regulation we must adhere to.
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