Scotland suspends use of puberty blockers

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https://twitter.com/hannahsbee/status/1780892837678076261?t=6JtA7f3YW_O3F8WBU7l6GA&s=19

Fantastic news! I really did not think they would take into account the Cass review at all.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-68844119

Yay 🙌🏽🙌🏽

Hidden in Scottish section of BBC website

Well, well, well. That’s the fastest about turn I’ve seen. SNP leaders perhaps attempting to save one’s own skin?

Telegraph

This story did, surprisingly, pop up as a BBC breaking news alert on my phone.

It seems this may have come from the Sandyford and nothing to do with the snp.

Once it's clear that blockers don't seem to help but they could cause severe problems down the line then clinics might be getting worried about lawsuits.

Mine too😁

I saw it on the BBC front page when it was breaking news (literally 30 seconds after it had been posted). And it's still there, but now with a picture.

Interesting to see they're suspending 'gender affirming' aka cross-sex hormones until 18 years of age.

Referrals from the Sandyford Sexual Health Services to Paediatric Endocrinology for the prescription of Puberty Suppressing Hormones have been paused for any new patients assessed by our Young Person’s Gender Service.
Patients aged 16 to 17 years old who have not been treated by Paediatric Endocrinology, but who are still seeking treatment for their gender incongruence, will no longer be prescribed gender affirming hormone treatment until they are 18 years old.
If you are already being treated by Paediatric Endocrinology and being prescribed either of these medications, you will have been contacted and advised that there will be no change to your course of treatment. You will also have been informed that you can contact your clinician if you have any concerns.
This service update follows research from NHS England and the publication of the Cass Review while we work with the Scottish Government to engage in research with NHS England that will generate evidence of safety and long-term impact for therapies.
We are committed to providing the best possible clinical care for young people accessing and understand the distress that gender incongruence can cause. While this pause is in place, we will continue to give anyone who is referred into the Young People Gender Service the psychological support that they require while we review the pathways in line with the findings.

https://www.sandyford.scot/sexual-health-services/gender-service-at-sandyford/gender-young-people-service/

Well thank the goddess for that. It did seem as though Scotland intended to dig their heels in about this.

It's all over bar the shouting now, isn't it? (I mean the transing kids nonsense - not necessarily the rest of it)

Wow

Also front page of the Times:

Bloody hell, depressing that I'm surprised.
very very pleased but surprised

Presumably clinicians aren't on board with the idea that drugs act differently depending on whether you're north of south of the border and know lawsuits work both sides

Good!!! Do we hear the sound of heads popping out of bottoms at long last?

Another domino falls. We must keep on pushing and pressuring every public figure, every politician we can find at every opportunity

Why?

You need medical insurance to practice.

What are the implications of the Cass Review?

This extends beyond the English border.

It was inevitable. Risk management is insurance brokers bread and butter. What is the risk of being sued following the Cass Review if you continue to prescribe blockers?

The Scottish Government's position was always untenable following Cass.

There will be wider implications as the ripples spread.

It was a law suit waiting to happen. Any child put on PB could sue later for any harms and point out that the risks that were publicly known.

What a relief, I was a bit worried about the politics of it all with the Scottish parliament seemingly self identifying as Canada.

But there are some grown ups in positions of influence somewhere who see the significance of the Cass report. Thank fuck for that!

I bet the SG will claim it's nothing to do with them, they were just leaving it to the clinicians.

I could actually weep with relief.

Thank fuck.

Sounds like it came from leadership at NHS GGC rather than SNP but thank fuck someone made the decision.