PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Gender Dysphoria: Young People (22 January 2021)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve waiting times for trans young people to access safe and supportive medical care.
Asked by:
Fleur Anderson (Labour)
Asked by:
Fleur Anderson (Labour)
Answer
The Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) is currently undergoing a review led by Dr Hilary Cass. This review will make recommendations regarding how the service is planned and delivered including matters that may impact on clinical capacity, workforce recommendations and the relationship with other NHS services.
In addition, following the publication of a Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection which rated the service as inadequate and identified long waiting times as an area of concern, the board of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust has submitted a plan to the CQC that includes actions to improve management of the waiting list.
Answered by:
Jo Churchill (Conservative)
8 February 2021
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