{"id":129665,"date":"2023-09-07T00:22:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T00:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=129665"},"modified":"2023-09-07T00:22:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T00:22:50","slug":"fears-nhs-is-fast-tracking-teens-on-the-waiting-list-for-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/world-news\/fears-nhs-is-fast-tracking-teens-on-the-waiting-list-for-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Fears NHS is &apos;fast-tracking&apos; teens on the waiting list for treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Fears the NHS is &#8216;fast-tracking&#8217; teens on the waiting list for treatment as adults at controversial gender clinic after bosses apologise to 17-year-olds for the &#8216;unacceptably long&#8217; wait to get their first appointment<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more:\u00a0Prisoner claims she was sexually assaulted by a trans inmate<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Teenagers on the waiting list for a controversial gender clinic are being &#8216;fast-tracked&#8217; for treatment as adults, it is feared.<\/p>\n<p>NHS bosses have written to 17-year-olds apologising for the &#8216;unacceptably long&#8217; time they have been in the queue to get their first appointment at the Tavistock&#8217;s Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS).<\/p>\n<p>They have told the young people that as the scandal-hit clinic for children in London is being replaced next year, they can choose to be referred to an adult services for &#8216;gender incongruence&#8217; instead.<\/p>\n<p>But campaigners warn this means they will not receive therapy for possible mental health problems, and could be seen by support workers before clinicians.<\/p>\n<p>One mother said: &#8216;Bumping vulnerable children up to fast-track adult services that follow an ideological model feels like it would cause rather than prevent problems.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/06\/23\/74276963-12489463-NHS_workers_have_been_told_they_are_privileged_if_they_do_not_ha-a-1_1694040642238.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Teenagers on the waiting list for a controversial gender clinic are being &#8216;fast-tracked&#8217; for treatment as adults (stock photo)<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It also adds massive costs \u2013 for interventions, lifetime medical care, and lawsuits.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE:\u00a0Children WON&#8217;T be banned from changing their gender identity at schools<\/h3>\n<p>Stephanie Davies-Arai, whose Transgender\u00a0Trend website revealed the move, said older teenagers were &#8216;being invited on to the adult service waiting list without any exploration of issues that may have led to their gender-related distress&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She added: &#8216;But these problems don&#8217;t just go away when you reach the magic age of 17. 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