Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 32564

Gender Dysphoria

Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 11 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Jayne Kirkham

Labour (Co-op)Truro and Falmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to ensure that GPs approach (a) shared care and (b) collaboration with gender identity specialists in the same way as other specialists.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The Department has not issued guidance relating to shared care agreements. The General Medical Council’s guidance states that general practitioners (GPs) should collaborate with a Gender Dysphoria Clinic (GDC) to provide effective and timely treatment for...

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