Questions for @NHSEngland @drmbrady @TaviAndPort @MattHancock on draconian changes to NHS service specification following yesterday's ruling on puberty blockers. THREAD - please share. 1/
- What impact assessment was carried out on changes in terms of equality Equality Act 2010 (discrimination on grounds of gender reassignment)? 2/
- What assessments have been carried out on the very real likelihood of harm & distress for the following distinct groups of young people:
- those adolescents currently being prescribed puberty blocker by NH/UCLH?
- those currently in assessment? 3/
- those adolescents who have 'passed' assessment and have been referred for UCLH endocrine service awaiting an appointment?
- those adolescents who have passed assessment from both GIDS & endocrine & are awaiting prescriptions 4/
- the 6000 children & young people currently on the waiting list for GIDS Tavistock (the Bell vs Tavistock judgement states 22-26 months as of November 2019, recent reports from parents who have had first appointments scheduled is that the wait is 30-32 months) 5/
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