Gender Dysphoria: Health Services
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the experiences and clinical outcomes of individuals who have de-transitioned, alongside a range of patient outcomes, are being incorporated into the development of policy and clinical guidance in the provision of adult gender identity services.
Answered by Karin Smyth
In line with recommendation 25 of the Cass Review, NHS England is developing a clinical pathway for individuals who wish to detransition.
In April 2025, as one of several planned engagement exercises to help shape this programme of work, NHS England invited individuals with lived experience to share their views and experiences of detransition. Between October and December 2025, NHS England held a 'call for evidence' aimed at healthcare professionals and medical bodies.
NHS England is considering all relevant feedback that was submitted. It will collate views, evidence, and insights into a summary evidence report. Using this evidence, together with other intelligence and further engagement, NHS England plans to publish details of a potential clinical pathway later this year for the purpose of stakeholder engagement and public consultation.
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