Completed - and linked below - Independent Patient Safety Investigation into prescribing practices at WellBN GP practice in Brighton and Hove

[SingleSexSpacesInSchools]

https://www.surreysussex.icb.nhs.uk/ipsi-wellbn-general-practice-brighton/

The exec summary alone is damning.

"Care at the Practice for the 78 children and young people fell substantially below that set out in service specifications and national clinical policy. Puberty blockers and gender enhancing medications were prescribed without a comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessment (in 22 cases without even face-to-face appointments having taken place) without essential baseline and ongoing investigations and in 75 cases without referrals to 3 paediatric endocrinologists."

That's an improvement for the BBC considering how quiet they were about the Cass Review, WPATH and lots of other newsworthy stories.

I wonder how many of those WellBN kids were influenced by BBC output as they were growing up or whether they remember hearing that puberty blockers are a fully reversible pause button.

This practice was actively sought out by UK parents yes. They are not all local Brighton patients at all

Yes, the jump in referrals to GIDS coincided with the BBC showing 'I am Leo' on CBBC.

I don't know whether the programme reflected the jump in numbers of trans-identifying children or encouraged children to identify as trans. Possibly a bit of both.

I know I do this all the time. Too much. But the “other side” view on this is utterly terrifying

https://www.reddit.com/r/transgenderUK/comments/1u38asy/wellbn_investigation/

“They are realy going to detransition us all, obviously death before detransition but they are gonna force that approach, death”

Christ alive:

”We really have no autonomy for children in this country.”

I was surprised how recent the cases were in the BBC report -
More than 20 children were given medication without a face-to-face appointment between February 2023 and December 2025.
How does this fit in with the timeline of Cass and pausing / stopping of prescriptions?

Interesting article from the BBC

Some were given drugs designed to delay or suppress puberty, while others were given cross-sex hormones, also known as masculinising and feminising hormones.

These help a person develop physical characteristics associated with their identified gender rather than their biological sex. This can lead to irreversible changes such as a deeper voice or breast development.

Odd that the BBC should leave out any mention that the drugs also have unwanted side effects. As written it appears that NHS England have heavily sanctioned the practice because a few children might end up with deeper voices or more breast tissue.

At least they put this in but chose not to comment further.

Cashman says some of the children prescribed hormone treatments had also been diagnosed with conditions such as autism and ADHD, and the focus on gender medication risked overshadowing their wider health needs.

The report found that 53 of the 78 cases reviewed had possible neuro-developmental issues.

Which seems to support the claim that belief in GI is tightly bound to neuro-developmental issues, and yet gender dysphonia is not considered a mental health condition?

The very grim Jolyon Maugham has committed to funding 10 ex patients to continue their ‘healthcare’ privately. Needless to say he is inviting donations to support them with covering the ‘5 figure number’.

https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/health/2026/06/brighton-gp-prescribed-sex-hormones-to-children-as-young-as-12

NHS clinic’s gender treatment may have harmed 78 children
https://www.thetimes.com/article/30ae2ad7-e451-4fdf-9699-f3246be4c3d5?shareToken=9e7319ac5199d08bd21eba1793298487

https://can-sg.org/2025/08/25/concerns-ignored-nhs-sussex-and-gender-prescribing-practices

https://genderblog.net/nhs-gender-doctors-harmed-children/?utm_source=noptin&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=New%20Post%20Notification%20-%20NHS:%20Gender%20Doctors%20Harmed%20Children

I really hope so. This organisation is brazenly stating how it provides a service for children that is banned and illegal in the UK. Where is the protection for children?

Thank you for linking to these articles @SingleSexSpacesInSchools. My jaw is on the floor especially with the final one. Does anyone know why this “clinic” hadn’t been investigated sooner?

It doesn’t surprise me this is in Brighton. What’s in the water there?

At some point the shared director between Mumsnet and the GLP needs to choose a side. Not play both.

Pardon me?

(eta: this is the first I’m hearing of this…)

https://pshebrighton.org/in-the-news/wellbn-the-questions-brighton-was-told-not-to-ask/

Another revelation about WellBN. Hannah Barnes posted this on X this morning.

The poor care highlighted in the investigation into WellBN has implications for welfare of young adults too, Hilary Cass told me. NHS prescribing data shows in 2024-25, WellBN issued prescriptions for male and female sex hormones to close to 1,100 young people under 25…

Meanwhile in the land of the mentals - https://terfwatchbrighton.substack.com/p/wellbn-investigation-outcome-no-actual

The poor care highlighted in the investigation into WellBN has implications for welfare of young adults too, Hilary Cass told me. NHS prescribing data shows in 2024-25, WellBN issued prescriptions for male and female sex hormones to close to 1,100 young people under 25…

The report only concerns 78 patients. What about the other thousand patients prescribed sex hormones? Is this just the tip of the iceberg?

Me too!

I'm assuming the other thousand were legally adults so in the 18 to 25 Yr range.

I thought puberty blockers etc were banned except in Wes Streeting's designated clinics or for a very limited time for precocious puberty?

I do mention it regularly. The Good Law Project and Mumsnet share a Director and I do find it fascinating how and why. I'm sure they have their reasons.

Oh. Well thats not unverified in the slightest