NHS: “There is NOT enough evidence to support the SAFETY or clinical EFFECTIVENESS”
… will no longer be given puberty blockers
… There is not enough evidence … to justify prescribing them [ NHS, p. 3 ]
… The government welcomed NHS England’s “landmark decision”
… “in the best interests of children”
… Puberty blockers arrest the physical changes in a child’s body that puberty brings
… such as the development of breasts or facial hair
… children and young people will only be able to get them if they are taking part in a clinical trial
… they were provided for the whole of England solely by the NHS’s Tavistock and Portman mental health trust in London
… The trust’s gender identity development service is closing at the end of this month
… two new centres will open in April at two specialist children’s hospitals
… “fundamentally different from the current service, in line with the Cass recommendations” [ NICE ]
… “The significance of NHS England’s statement … cannot be overstated, given the success that lobby … have had in portraying them as a harmless and reversible treatment.”
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