Indefinite ban on puberty blockers to be introduced
The ban on giving puberty blockers to under-18s questioning their gender identify is to be made permanent, Health Secretary Wes Streeting says.Streeting told the House of Commons he was making…
Puberty blockers: Can a drug trial solve the big debate?
Getty ImagesIt is among the most delicate and controversial challenges in modern medicine - how to determine whether the benefits of puberty blockers (or drugs that delay puberty) outweigh the…
Focus on puberty blockers in gender care disproportionate, Cass says
Getty ImagesThe focus on puberty blockers in the gender-care debate is disproportionate, the paediatrician who led the NHS review into children’s services, says.Dr Hilary Cass said the merits of the…
BMA calls for ban on puberty blockers to be lifted
The British Medical Association has called for the ban on puberty blockers for under 18s to be lifted.The doctors’ union has also called for a pause on the implementation of…
Puberty blockers ban is lawful, says High Court
A ban on puberty blockers introduced by the previous government using emergency legislation was lawful, the High Court has ruled.Former health secretary Victoria Atkins curbed the use of the drugs…
Scotland’s under-18s gender clinic pauses puberty blockers
It follows a landmark review of gender services in England which warned of a lack of research. Source link
NHS England to stop prescribing puberty blockers
The BBC understands that the new policy, confirmed on Tuesday, will not allow them to be prescribed "routinely" outside of a research trial, but that individual clinicians can still apply…
Puberty blockers to be given only in clinical research
NHS England says the drugs will only be prescribed for those signed up to a clinical research programme. Source link
Keira Bell case: What are puberty blockers?
As part of the ruling, they said "there is real uncertainty over the short and long-term consequences of the treatment with very limited evidence as to its efficacy, or indeed…
Keira Bell: NHS trust appeals against puberty blockers ruling
The appeal centres around whether under-16s can consent to using puberty blockers. Source link