Leaked NHS guidance says GPs ‘must refuse’ to support trans young people taking hormones privately

Leaked NHS guidelines on trans healthcare suggest GPs should avoid shared care agreements with private clinics for trans youth.

Details regarding NHS guidance on shared care agreements between private clinics and GPs were shared by Good Law Project Jo Maugham on Thursday (10 April).

The newly updated guidance, key points of which were shared by Maugham in the thread, advises GPs on how to manage shared care agreements with “non NHS-commissioned” gender clinics which provide care to trans adolescents.

A shared care agreement is a formal agreement between a patient, a GP, and a private or NHS specialist clinic which enables GPs to prescribe medication under advice from experts.

The new policy clearly stated that GPs “must refuse” to support shared care agreements and private

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