Our Duty has submitted its report to the NHS consultation on the proposed Interim Service Specification for Children and Young People with Gender Dysphoria. Key highlights are: Objectives We call for future services to be delivered with a focus on the long-term health and wellbeing of the patient (patient need).Our goals are aligned with those … Continue reading Submission made to the NHS Consultation on Interim Service Specification
Call to Stop Opposite Sex Imitation on NHS
Our Duty calls on the government to end the scandal of opposite sex imitation medicine
Keira Bell Case – Statements
Statements? More than one? Since our first meeting on 5th December 2018, Our Duty has worked to hold The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust to account. However, the efforts of Keira Bell and her legal team at Sinclairs Law have made a significantly greater contribution to advancing the welfare of gender dysphoric young people … Continue reading Keira Bell Case – Statements
Keira Bell Judgment – First Impressions
Today, Tuesday 1st December 2020, judgment was delivered at the High Court in London in the case against The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust concerning the legality of prescribing puberty blocking drugs to young persons as part of treatment to deal with gender dysphoria. These are our first impressions of the judgment. The case was … Continue reading Keira Bell Judgment – First Impressions
The NHS Service Contract
Services provided by the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS, for children) and the Gender Identity Clinic (GIC, for adults) are commissioned by NHS England. The contract for the commissioning of Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) for Children and Adolescents can be found here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gender-development-service-children-adolescents.pdf It is worth noting that the contract is valid until 1st … Continue reading The NHS Service Contract
Newsletter – July 2020
Debate and Sunlight Our June Newsletter briefly mentioned the furore from believers of gender ideology around some tweets made by JK Rowling before concentrating on the Newsnight documentary about safeguarding concerns at The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. This month, in almost a mirror image, our report can briefly mention that Newsnight documentary before … Continue reading Newsletter – July 2020