Gender Dysphoria: Health Services
Lords · Question HL3340 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 17 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness Maclean of Redditch
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the practice of referrals for irreversible surgery being made by non-surgical clinicians in gender services; and in what other areas of NHS medicine this practice occurs.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Merron, 17 Sep 2026
NHS England has committed to implement the Cass Review's recommendation for a dedicated detransition service, and will hold a public consultation on a proposed service specification in the autumn of 2027, for adoption in 2027/28.The NHS service specificat...