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Gender Dysphoria: Health Services |
| Question ID: |
1727776 |
| UIN: |
HL791 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2024-09-05 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4340 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Cashman
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| Asking Member handle: |
mcashmanCBE
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@mcashmanCBE
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment has been made of the impact of extended waiting times to access NHS-commissioned mental health and paediatric services on the ability for young people to access support at the specialist gender services. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2024-09-19 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
347 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Merron
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness Merron
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| Answer text: |
In August, NHS England published a service specification for the National Referral Support Service for Specialist Services for Children and Young People with Gender Incongruence. Now referrals can only be made by a National Health Service-commissioned, se... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |