Gender Dysphoria: Health Services
(asked on 6th March 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many new patients have been referred to the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust Gender Identity Development Service since its closure was announced.
Answered by
Maria Caulfield
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
This question was answered on 13th March 2023
NHS England is responsible for commissioning gender identity development services for children and young people. Between 10 October and 3 March 2023, 1,080 referrals were made to the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust Gender Identity Development Service. Data for the period 28 July to 9 October 2022 are not currently available.