Written questions

Gender Dysphoria: Health Services

2026-07-16 · Department of Health and Social Care · HL2260 · Official question

Baroness Maclean of Redditch

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what regulatory action has been taken following the closure of the WellBN practice in Brighton; and what assessment they have made of whether other primary care providers are prescribing gender-related medication outside na

Answer

As an outcome of an Independent Patient Safety Investigation by the National Health Service, the WellBN Practice in Brighton has stopped prescribing hormone medications to children under 18 years old for gender dysphoria, outside of NHS clinical commissio...