England’s National Health Service (NHS) has banned puberty blockers for children who identify as transgender.
NHS England took the decision this week to ban puberty blockers for children, citing a lack of sufficient evidence of their safety and clinical effectiveness. The British government also backed the “landmark decision” and praised it as being in the “best interests of children”. NHS England proposed a ban on the surgery in June last year, and the final decision was taken after review by the National Institute for Healthcare Excellence (NICE).
An NHS England spokesperson said: “NHS England has carefully considered the evidence review carried out by NICE and the further published evidence available to date.” “At this time, we have concluded that there is insufficient evidence to support the safety or clinical efficacy of puberty-suppressing hormones to warrant routine access to this treatment.”
by guardiannew judgment means “A new community service to care for under-18s with gender dysphoria opening next month will not use them as part of their treatment.”
“From now on, children and young people will only be able to get them if they take part in a clinical trial. At least one such trial is expected to start later this year, but who will be eligible to take part in it, etc. “Details have not been made public,” the media added.
Health Minister Maria Caulfield also congratulated the decision.
“We are delighted with this landmark decision by the NHS to end the routine prescription of puberty blockers and that care will be based on evidence, expert clinical opinion and in the best interests of the child. We welcome this guidance, which recognizes the need to do more.” Mr Caulfield said.
“The NHS must ensure that gender dysphoria services protect, support and act in the best interests of children, and we will work with NHS England to protect children in this sector. I will continue to do so,” she added.
But LGBTQ activists were less enthusiastic.
A spokesperson for advocacy group Stonewall said: “All transgender young people deserve access to quality, timely health care.”
“For some, an important part of this care comes in the form of puberty blockers, which are reversible treatments that delay the onset of puberty and are prescribed by a professional endocrinologist, allowing young people to “We are concerned that NHS England will hold off on new prescriptions until the study protocol is finalized at the end of 2024,” the spokesperson added. .
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