Dr H says most ‘trans’ kids don’t need intervention until quite late on if at all???

Mermaids advice to teachers is to refer directly, bypassing CAMHS and GPs:

... so access to treatment is another problem. Now they will discuss referrals from health workers, social services, teachers, police officers, LGBT youth workers and mermaids, so if you were supporting a family, if the parents were on board, you could actually do the referral and bypass any of that. So if the young person has got really good mental and physical health, they just want help with their gender identity, then you can either download the form from the Tavistock website or from the Mermaids website and you can do the referral. If the Tavi feel as though more help is needed or they feel as if CAMHS have a place or any other agencies, then they will arrange that. And also we don’t have the right to say whether that child is trans or not, that has to be done by the experts, so the quicker that assessment can be done, the better. If it is something else, again, the Tavistock will refer on and the process will be slightly quicker.

If they’re under 16, you need parental consent; if they’re over 16, you can do the referral. They probably might be seen once maybe by the Tavistock ‘cos they’ll go on to adult services, but whatever time that they’re waiting for the Tavistock, that will be cut off adult services ‘cos they’ll go straight over, so it’s always worth doing the referral.

From the transcript here.

They recommend sending all children directly to the only specialist service in the country and then complain about waiting lists

If you were a Doctor, wouldn't that make you rage?

Little Timmy isn't playing with the toys that match his sex role, let's take him to the Doctor.

A wide range of kids brought to the Dr's for gender non conforming behaviour or traits.
Wut.
I'm in a foul mood tonight and this doesn't help.

I agree with your interpretation, nauticant.

And I raise an eyebrow at all the children that have been brought in to him because their parents were concerned about their gender non-conforming traits (bigots!).

I know this is off topic but I was just wondering if anyone has asked the good Dr Harass if he'd have sex with a transman. Does anyone know?

I thought he was in favour of puberty blockers, to set a "pause button" so kids can decide later. He doesn't seem to have shifted on that pov. Only saying no rush to surgery. Just put them on blockers instead.

It contains at least these two messages:

1. It would be very difficult for a child who isn't transgender to be found to be so in a medical context. (cough, Diane Ehrensaft, cough)
2. There is no social contagion, the occurrence of transgender children is extremely rare.

Looks Mermaids compatible to me.

"For example: I work as a doctor in family practice. I have seen a wide range of kids brought in by their parents who have been concerned about their gender non-conforming behaviour or character traits. Only one of them has ever needed to be referred for specialist assessment"

Assuming, but not granting, that he is telling the truth, then gender stereotyping has become a major issue in the uk and that is truly frightening. I mean he hasn't even been at this new job for more than a few months.