Gender Dysphoria: Health Services
Lords · Question HL791 · Tabled 5 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 19 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Lord Cashman
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment has been made of the impact of extended waiting times to access NHS-commissioned mental health and paediatric services on the ability for young people to access support at the specialist gender services.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Merron, 19 Sep 2024
In August, NHS England published a service specification for the National Referral Support Service for Specialist Services for Children and Young People with Gender Incongruence. Now referrals can only be made by a National Health Service-commissioned, se...