Nick Wallis in DM : NHS poised to stop prescribing puberty blockers (AND CROSS SEX HORMONES) to trans-identifying children under the age of 18

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https://archive.is/2zpo8

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15625107/NHS-stop-prescribing-puberty-blockers-trans-identifying-children.html

“The NHS is set to stop giving powerful cross-sex hormones to trans-identifying children under-18, the Mail on Sunday can reveal.

The move to pause the prescription of oestrogen and testosterone to 16 and 17 year olds could come as early as this week.

It is understood medical experts are firmly behind the ban on the roll-out to new patients - but there will be a brief consultation period.

It is a hugely significant milestone in the ongoing battle over trans issues.

Puberty blockers were banned for younger children in 2024, but NHS had continued to continue prescribing the hormones to some under 18 year olds, even though their benefits are unclear.”

And the article continues

Let’s see what happens with this leak over the coming weeks.

'It is understood the NHS is continuing to examine evidence for masculinising and feminising hormones for adults.'

What does this mean?

The lack of information being kept by Gender clinics is also not just a UK issue either. Rachel Baxendale has been working on the Australian information.

A pic of her article is on this link.

www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5445899-break-it-down-for-me-2-general-break-it-down-archive-thread?page=2&reply=150993060&utm_campaign=reply&utm_medium=share

I think that this might refer to this upcoming consultation??? Otherwise, I am waiting to see what is being said.

Here’s the consultation

https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/prescribing-masculinising-and-feminising-hormones/

Thank you!

The reviews listed in the consultation are very much of interest.

The consultation is about children and adolescents. The article refers to adults which would mean people over the age of 18 wouldn't it?

'It is understood the NHS is continuing to examine evidence for masculinising and feminising hormones for adults.'

"NHS England (NHSE) welcomed the Cass Report's recommendations and expressed a firm commitment to implement the recommended changes. However, NHSE went one major step further, announcing that they will be initiating a Cass-style review into the adult gender dysphoria clinics (GDCs) in England. NHSE had already decided to bring forward to 2024 its periodic review of the adult "service specifications," which set out what clinical services adult clinics provide; as a consequence of Cass’ recommendations, they are additionally launching a much broader review of the entire adult gender clinic system. This was in part due to the concerns raised by the Cass review that a vulnerable group of 17-25-year-olds (who can access adult GDCs) represents fundamentally the same group of youth as the <18s, and needs similar protections from non-evidence-based practices. Further, whistleblower complaints from adult clinics corroborated concerns that vulnerable adults were not receiving proper evidence-based care. The refusal by all but one adult gender clinic to cooperate in the outcome analysis for the 9,000 patients as part of the Cass review likely contributed to NHSE’s determination to investigate the adult service. Adult gender dysphoria clinics see patients aged 17 and upwards, and NHSE has written to require them to halt appointments with 17-year-olds."

https://www.segm.org/Final-Cass-Report-2024-NHS-Response-Summary

I've had a look at the evidence for cross-hormone treatment for adults and it's pretty crappy. It has seemed to have dodged proper clinical trials.

Thank you @noblegiraffe

Is there a specific thread on the NHS consultation on this? It closes tomorrow so I want to get mine in tonight.

A) I’m very glad this will be paused
B) I don’t understand why it is taking so long. I understood that benefits had to be demonstrated before a drug was routinely issued by the NHS (or any other licenced provider)
C) Of course I’d rather private prescriptions weren’t available either, but I’m very keen that the NHS isn’t actively doing harm for which we will all have to pay in the future
D) congratulations Nick Wallis - standing on the shoulders of giants, and showing the huge value of good quality journalism
E) I really wish that there was some way that the decision-makers could be held accountable for the damage that they have caused

I haven’t seen a thread on the consultation. I did mine this morning - almost forgot about it!

Biology in medicine has shared its response on its Substack if any inspo needed

Thank you! Definitely need inspiration/some pointers.

I think this link is the consultation which closes on 7 June:

www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/prescribing-masculinising-and-feminising-hormones/

Why on earth are they doing a public consultation on what the NHS should prescribe? Shouldn't it go on medical evidence?

It offers the opportunity to add evidence that hasn’t already been considered. I just went to fill it in, but had nothing relevant to say. It’s quite specific about whether everything that should have been considered, has been. And as a non specialist I had nothing to offer.

https://open.substack.com/pub/biologyinmedicine/p/response-to-nhs-england-consultation?r=1one23&utm_medium=ios

It's quite surprising what they consult on. Unfortunately this type of medicine is essentially political rather than genuinely medical.

Thank you. I’ve done it.