NHS England has now published, following public consultation, a final interim service specification for specialist gender incongruence services for children and young people. The public consultation on this draft interim service specification ran for 45 days from 20 October to 4 December 2022. It received 5,183 responses in total. Our Duty has previously set out … Continue reading New NHS Service Specification – The Our Duty Verdict
The Sunday Times Reports on Hannah Barnes Book on The Tavistock
The Sunday Times is UK's largest circulation quality newspaper. On Sunday 12th February 2023, The Sunday Times published three articles connected with the launch of Hannah Barnes' new book "Time to Think" on the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) at The Tavistock Centre in London (frequently called just The Tavistock). Hannah Barnes is a former … Continue reading The Sunday Times Reports on Hannah Barnes Book on The Tavistock
Submission made to the NHS Consultation on Interim Service Specification
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
The NHS is Captured
The United Kingdom's National Health Service is 'captured' by the 'critical social justice' movement. What does this mean? Why should you be concerned? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ybkpmdGNNk Mental health nurse sues Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust for religious and racial discrimination When we talk of an institution being captured, we mean that the decisions made to determine policy … Continue reading The NHS is Captured
Response to Proposed NHS Interim Service Specification
The NHS published its proposed Interim Service Specification for the treatment of 'gender dysphoria' on 20th October 2022 The NHS is consulting on this Interim Service Specification for what they are calling Specialist service for children and young people with gender dysphoria (phase 1 providers) The consultation runs from 20th October 2022 to 4th December … Continue reading Response to Proposed NHS Interim Service Specification
Closing the Gender Identity Development Service
A TIMELINE OF RELEVANT EVENTS AT THE TAVISTOCK CENTRE 2005: Sue Evans, a nurse at Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust's Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), warned that youngsters were being assessed too quickly and their treatment was influenced by transgender rights groups. 2009: GIDS became a national service responsible for treating all children in … Continue reading Closing the Gender Identity Development Service
Response to Announcement of GIDs Closure
The NHS has announced that the Gender Identity Development Service, UK's only gender clinic for children is to be closed. Our Duty has been critical of this service provided by The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation trust since our foundation in 2018. Announcement https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/spec-services/npc-crg/gender-dysphoria-clinical-programme/implementing-advice-from-the-cass-review/ Our Duty Statement Parents of children who believe themselves to be … Continue reading Response to Announcement of GIDs Closure
Responding to the Interim Report of The Cass Review
This is a response the Interim Report published by The Cass Review. First up, Our Duty has been calling for an immediate moratorium on the provision of Opposite Sex Imitation Medicine pending the final report from The Cass Review. Nothing in the Interim Report diminishes the rationale for such a moratorium. Indeed, if anything, our … Continue reading Responding to the Interim Report of The Cass Review
The Cass Review – Interim Report
On 10th March 2022 The Cass Review published an Interim Report. https://cass.independent-review.uk/publications/interim-report/ The Cass Review Interim Report The Interim Report was covered by two articles in the British Medical Journal including one by Dr Hilary Cass. https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o589 Review of gender identity services for children and young people, Dr Hilary Cass https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o629 Our Duty will, in … Continue reading The Cass Review – Interim Report
Who is Keira Bell?
Keira Bell is a complainant in an important legal case. Her journey from girl to adult woman included a detour through believing she was transgender. Keira Bell In 2013, when she was 16, Keira Bell was prescribed puberty blockers by the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), part of The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust. GIDS … Continue reading Who is Keira Bell?