The Clinical Lead at the National Gender Service in this country has said there is ‘no requirement’ for the development of Ireland’s care on gender healthcare services ‘to be aligned with any particular organisation’, after a TD raised the NHS said it would no longer prescribe puberty blockers for children.
The statement from Dr Karl Neff at St Columcille’s Hospital in Loughlinstown came in the context of a reply to Deputy Carol Nolan after she had sought to establish if the HSE or its gender dysphoria treatment services were aware of the policy change implemented in the UK’s NHS whereby children in England will no longer be prescribed puberty blockers at gender identity clinics.
The Independent TD for Laois Offaly asked the HSE whether this development in the UK would inform the policy of the HSE or its gender services.
In his reply, Dr Neff stated that while the HSE is in the process of recruiting a National Clinical Lead on gender healthcare who will work toward developing the Integrated Model of Care, and that this process will be informed by the ‘best evidence based clinical care for children and adults, “there is no requirement for this work to be aligned with any particular organisation.”
Speaking in response to the statement from Dr Neff, Deputy Nolan said that she was far from confident that the HSE or its gender treatment services would follow the UK’s lead on this matter or that it would prohibit outright the use of puberty and hormone blockers for young children:
“The UK has taken a clear and prudent approach with respect to the prescribing of puberty blockers for young children in line with a growing international clinical consensus. That is something I would like to see replicated here as soon as possible,” the Independent TD said.
“Indeed, last May I wrote to Children’s Health Ireland asking if gender-affirming healthcare would be offered in the new National Children’s Hospital. I was told in reply that the clinical pathway for the delivery of care to children and adolescents with gender dysphoria was currently being redeveloped and as such, CHI were currently unable to confirm which services may be offered in the new Children’s Hospital.”
“That process of redevelopment still appears to be ongoing in light of what Dr Neff has told me today.”
“Clearly, we need services for young children and indeed adults who experience the genuine pain of distress related to their gender identity. But we absolutely must not allow our response to be guided by anything that might be dangerously counter-productive. From what I can see in terms of the Cass Report in the UK and evidence elsewhere, this certainly seems to apply to allowing our children access to puberty blockers.”
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Gender affirming so called ‘health care’ is child abuse. There are no two ways about this. Literally butchering children. This behaviour is totally demonic.
We need litigation of the HSE from de-transitioning young adults harmed by the ideology for things to change.
these drugs are dangerous and need to be banned . children can suffer liver damage and spinal injuries as well as future fertility issues
So a doctor who is an import from galway whos specialty is obesity and bariatric surgery is providing advise on drugs for body dis-morphia. Ok then. Makes so much sense that does. Website is dodgy out, no information about so called clinicians. https://nationalgenderserviceireland.com/about/
If the NHS has concluded that gender-affirming care has negative consequences for children, it would be unwise for the HSE not to ban it.
No such thing as gender identity. It didn’t exist until social contagion of this nasty ideology. You cannot change sex or go through the wrong puberty. These people are evil.
Align – that Orwellian word that we hear so much of – “obey, upon pain of suffering unspecified but serious consequences”.