Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN HL1830
Gender Dysphoria: Surgery
Tabled: 8 July 2026
Answered: 22 July 2026
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government whether breast reconstruction surgery is routinely available on the NHS to women who detransition following a mastectomy carried out as treatment for gender dysphoria; and if not, why mastectomy is routinely commissioned bu
Answer
NHS England has a published service specification that covers the provision of surgical interventions for individuals on the National Health Service pathway of care for the treatment of gender dysphoria. Providers are expected to follow this service speci...
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