Mick Hartley

This is very good news:

Children will no longer be prescribed puberty blockers at gender identity clinics, NHS England has confirmed.

The ban was welcomed by the government as a “landmark decision” that would help ensure care was based on evidence and was in the “best interests of the child”….

Fewer than 100 young people are presently on puberty blockers. They will be able to continue their treatment and are being seen by specialist endocrine services at Leeds and University College London Hospital.

NHS England is understood to be hoping to have a study into the use of puberty blockers ready by December.

The health minister, Maria Caulfield, said: “We have always been clear that children’s safety and wellbeing is paramount, so we welcome this landmark decision by the NHS.

“Ending the routine prescription of puberty blockers will help ensure that care is based on evidence, expert clinical opinion and is in the best interests of the child.”

Rather than the best interests of trans activists, or Stonewall, or Mermaids…

And the leading comment:

Well done all the brave women, and some men, who have spoken out at genuine personal risk to bring this about