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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Gender Dysphoria: Clinics (17 July 2017)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what changes NHS England is proposing to make to the way in which services are commissioned and offered in gender identity clinics.

Asked by:
Sarah Champion (Labour)

Answer

NHS England has launched a 12 week consultation on specialised gender identity services for adults (those aged 17 and above). The consultation is open until 30 September 2017.

The consultation will focus on proposed service specifications that detail how Gender Identity Clinics will deliver specialised outpatient services, as well as how surgical units will deliver surgical interventions. The service specifications have been developed taking into account the outcome of engagement with the transgender community and clinical experts and describe new proposals for how specialised gender identity services could be delivered in the future.

A decision will be made by NHS England later this year, once the outcome of the consultation has been considered. Further information about the consultation, including the consultation documentation, can be found on NHS England’s website and accessed via the following link:

https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/survey/gender-identity-services-for-adults/


Answered by:
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price (Conservative)
20 July 2017

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