THE Scottish Conservatives have called on NHS Scotland to undertake an “urgent evaluation” of gender identity services following the publication…
THE Scottish Conservatives have called on NHS Scotland to undertake an “urgent evaluation” of gender identity services following the publication of the Cass Review last week.
She also called for the immediate creation of more regional gender identity hubs in order to meet increasing demand and said the “exceptional toxicity” of public debate surrounding transgender identity was doing nothing to help young people seeking treatment.However, the Scottish Conservatives immediately called for the review’s findings to be considered in Scotland.
“And I believe it provides the opportunity to have serious and open discussions about what happens next.That’s why I’ve written to Caroline Lamb, Chief Exec of NHS Lanarkshire to seek clarity on their position.“The Scottish Government has been slow to respond to the recommendations from the Cass review as well as concerns regarding lack of sufficient evidence for medical interventions such as puberty blockers.
In March, NHS England that it would no longer be prescribing puberty blockers to under-18s outside of clinical trials. The report has been criticised for excluding contributions from those with lived or professional experience of gender identity services in England, with one senior psychiatrist telling The National that “ignorance of gender dysphoria medicine was framed as a virtue”.
Dr Rona Carroll said this reflected on the challenges of conducting “high quality” research in the field
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