Thousands of children unsure of gender identity ‘let down by NHS’, report finds

Leading consultant paediatrician says unproven treatments and toxicity' of trans debate damaging outcomes

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Thousands of vulnerable children questioning their gender identity have been let down by the NHS providing unproven treatments and by the toxicity" of the trans debate, a landmark report has found.

The UK's only NHS gender identity development service used puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones, which masculinise or feminise people's appearances, despite remarkably weak evidence" that they improve the wellbeing of young people and concern they may harm health, Dr Hilary Cass said.