Hundreds of GPs could be trained as transgender ‘champions’ to ensure specialist care is available across England…but it could cost the taxpayer £1million

Nov 5, 2017 by

by Sanchez Manning and Stephen Adams, Mailonline:

Hundreds of GPs will be appointed as ‘champions for transgender healthcare’ under a controversial NHS proposal.

The move will see specialists in transgender treatment installed in surgeries across England, costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of pounds, according to experts.

Documents seen by The Mail on Sunday reveal that GPs will be trained to advise other medics how best to treat and demonstrate ‘cultural sensitivity’ towards patients.

The NHS papers also reveal proposals to lower the age to 17 when teenagers are referred to adult clinics where they can have sex-change operations.

Last night critics condemned the NHS for wasting scarce funds on such a rare condition.

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Gender dysphoria is estimated to affect just one in 4,000 people in the UK.

Conservative MP David Davies, who recently voiced concerns about Government proposals to allow people to change their gender without a medical diagnosis, said: ‘There are people out there who are suffering from gender dysphoria, but it’s a small minority of people.

‘I’m horrified that NHS money could be spent in this fashion.’

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