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Gender Dysphoria: Health Services

Asked by Rebecca PaulConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 1 June 2026UIN 1586

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to develop and implement national evidence-based clinical guidelines for adult gender identity services across NHS England.

Answered by Karin Smyth

NHS England will publish a proposed clinical commissioning policy position on the use of masculinising and feminising hormone medications for the clinical indication of gender dysphoria later this year, for the purpose of public consultation, including the outcome of a number of evidence reviews.

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