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'''GIDS''' is the Gender Identity Development Service, part of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust in London. Founded in 1989, Gids was formerly the UK’s only dedicated gender identity clinic for children and young people. Following investigation into its procedures and some whistle blowing by former practitioners it has been forced to close in 2023 <ref> Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock’s Gender Service for Children by Hannah Barnes (2023)</ref>. The impetus for the closure of GIDS was the review by [[Dr Hilary Cass]]. | '''GIDS''' is the Gender Identity Development Service, part of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust in London. Founded in 1989, Gids was formerly the UK’s only dedicated gender identity clinic for children and young people. Following investigation into its procedures and some whistle blowing by former practitioners it has been forced to close in 2023 <ref> Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock’s Gender Service for Children by Hannah Barnes (2023)</ref>. The impetus for the closure of GIDS was the review by [[Dr Hilary Cass]] <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68770641 (April 10 2024)</ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 11:05, 10 April 2024
GIDS is the Gender Identity Development Service, part of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust in London. Founded in 1989, Gids was formerly the UK’s only dedicated gender identity clinic for children and young people. Following investigation into its procedures and some whistle blowing by former practitioners it has been forced to close in 2023 [1]. The impetus for the closure of GIDS was the review by Dr Hilary Cass [2].
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- ↑ Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock’s Gender Service for Children by Hannah Barnes (2023)
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68770641 (April 10 2024)