Thread from 11th April 2023

"The review was commissioned by the HSE’s chief medical officer, Dr Colm Henry, in response to an independent report the English NHS commissioned from UK consultant paediatrician Dr Hilary Cass into its own gender  identity service."

Former minister for justice repeats call for investigation into gender service
Charlie Flanagan says internal HSE review of youth service ‘wholly inadequate’ and independent investigation is required
Colm KeenaThe Irish Times

"In  the wake of the judgment, Dr Philip Crowley..of the Health Service Executive's quality improvement division, consulted a  solicitor from the State Claims Agency. A 'comfort letter' was then issued to Crumlin hospital by Dr Colm Henry,.."

Children’s hospital assured of indemnity over puberty blockers
Hospital given ‘comfort letter’ by HSE for treatment in cases of gender dysphoria
Colm KeenaThe Irish Times

"However, the issues raised and calls by the doctors for the service to  be 'terminated with immediate effect' were omitted from draft minutes of  the meeting."

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Doctors in row with HSE over claims children’s transgender care is ‘unsafe’
A number of doctors have claimed a service under which adolescents with gender dysphoria can be given puberty-suppressing hormone blockers is "unsafe" and must be immediately stopped, but their concerns were suppressed.
Shane PhelanIndependent.ie

Reminder of the numbers of Irish children seen according to the Tavistock:

Note how of the 105 seen:

83% or 87 were aged 7 - 15

17% or 18 were aged 16+

70% were girls - why is this?

Is @roinnslainte asking?

Is @HSELive curious?

Is @NTMA_IE concerned?

Is @RTE_PrimeTime?

Freedom of Information response from the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust to question "What is the total number of children living in Ireland who were actually seen (not simply referred) by a representative of GIDS [Gender Identity Development Service], also broken down by age when seen and by sex at birth?"

Why is "gender dysphoria" now featuring so much in young girls when the 2014 retrospective study in St. Columcille's Hospital found in adults it was 73% men?

@NWCI have you commissioned any research on this?@cooper_m @DrGavinJennings @gavreilly @NTBreakfast @RTEUpfront @eilishor

Irish children were referred from 2009