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Gender Dysphoria: Health Services

Asked by Luke AkehurstLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 29 April 2026UIN 128143

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are currently on the waiting list for gender dysphoria clinics in i) the North East of England and ii) nationally.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The number of adult patients who are registered with a general practice in the North East and Yorkshire region and who are on a waiting list for an adult gender dysphoria clinic is 5,966 at the date of 31 January 2026.

The total number of adult patients on a waiting list for an adult gender dysphoria clinic is 44,579 at the date of 31 January 2026.

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