Thousands of Children Awaiting ‘Gender Care’ Appointments at New Clinics

Published on August 6, 2024

The national waiting list for children experiencing gender confusion in England and Wales rose after the opening of two new specialist hubs, following the closure of the discredited Tavistock Clinic. The latest figures reveal that more than 5,700 under-18s are now on the list to be seen by specialists, with an average wait time of close to two years. Two new services, led by London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, opened in April after the closure of the scandal-hit Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) run by the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust....

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