Doctors at England’s only NHS transgender clinic for children warn lobby groups and pushy parents are exposing young patients to ‘long-term damage’
by Faith Ridler, Mailonline:
Doctors at England’s only NHS transgender clinic for children have warned that lobby groups and pushy parents could expose young patients to ‘long-term damage’.
The Tavistock Gender Identity Development Clinic in north London has an ‘inability to stand up to pressure’ from campaigners and parents demanding fast-track transitions, doctors have said.
The clinic, part of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, is also providing ‘woefully inadequate’ care, with some staff citing ‘very serious ethical concerns’ about their work, a recent report said.
The report, made by former staff governor David Bell, said some children ‘take up a trans identity as a solution’ to ‘multiple problems such as historic child abuse in the family, bereavement, homophobia, and a very significant incidence of autism spectrum disorder’.
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