Children to stop getting puberty blockers at gender identity clinics, says NHS England

Confirmation comes after public consultation and decision to close Gender Identity Development Service in London

Children who have gender dysphoria will no longer be given puberty blockers, NHS England has said, ahead of a radical change in how it cares for them.

There is not enough evidence about either how safe they are to take or whether they are clinically effective to justify prescribing them to children and young people who are transitioning, it added.