{"id":129424,"date":"2023-09-06T07:20:15","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T07:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irideat.com\/?p=129424"},"modified":"2023-09-06T07:20:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T07:20:15","slug":"former-tavistock-centre-staffer-plans-to-open-new-private-clinic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irideat.com\/world-news\/former-tavistock-centre-staffer-plans-to-open-new-private-clinic\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Tavistock centre staffer plans to open new private clinic"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Former Tavistock centre staffer who is now director at new private gender clinic says he hopes to start prescribing cross-sex hormones to teenagers within a &#8216;couple of months&#8217;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dr Aidan Kelly said Gender Plus plans to open hormone clinic this autumn<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A former staff member at the controversial Tavistock clinic has revealed that he hopes to start prescribing cross-sex hormones within the &#8216;next couple of months&#8217; to teenagers who are questioning their gender.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Aidan Kelly, director at Gender Plus, is one of a number of former Tavistock specialists who have set up a new private practice which is set to refer patients for hormone treatment and reassignment surgery.<\/p>\n<p>The clinic, based in east London, plans to open an in-house hormone clinic this autumn, which will be available to patients aged 16 and over.<\/p>\n<p>It is currently accepting patients for consultations as it applies to register with the Care Quality Commission to be able to prescribe hormone treatments, &#8216;where appropriate&#8217;, to people who identify as transgender.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We have applied,&#8217; Dr Kelly told Times Radio. &#8216;And we&#8217;re hoping that, yeah, obviously once we get that sorted out in the next couple of months, then we&#8217;ll be able to start.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/06\/07\/75096627-12484463-Dr_Aidan_Kelly_director_at_Gender_Plus_is_one_of_a_number_of_for-a-2_1693981800506.jpg\" height=\"953\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Dr Aidan Kelly, director at Gender Plus, is one of a number of former Tavistock specialists who have set up a new private practice<\/p>\n<p>The clinic also provides gender assessment appointments &#8216;for children, adolescent and young adults&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Kelly it would be &#8216;very unusual&#8230; but not impossible&#8217; for his team to see children under the age of eight.<\/p>\n<p>He made clear that no referrals for surgery would be made for any patients under the age of 18.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gender Plus, which also has locations in Birmingham and Dublin, also offers\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One hour sessions will reportedly set clients back \u00a3275 and can be booked via its website without an NHS referral.<\/p>\n<p>The Tavistock was the NHS&#8217;s main gender identity service for young people, but was closed down last year over safety concerns.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/06\/07\/75096629-12484463-The_Tavistock_was_the_NHS_s_main_gender_identity_service_for_you-a-3_1693981800507.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Tavistock was the NHS&#8217;s main gender identity service for young people, but was closed down last year over safety concerns<\/p>\n<p>Its closure came in response to a review led by senior paediatrician Dr Hilary Cass, who warned the gender clinic was &#8216;not a safe or viable long-term option&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>She found other mental health issues were &#8216;overshadowed&#8217; in favour of gender identity issues when children were referred to Tavistock&#8217;s Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12484463\/Former-Tavistock-centre-staffer-director-new-private-gender-clinic-says-hopes-start-prescribing-cross-sex-hormones-teenagers-couple-months.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Tavistock centre staffer who is now director at new private gender clinic says he hopes to start prescribing cross-sex hormones to teenagers within a &#8216;couple of months&#8217; Dr Aidan Kelly said Gender Plus plans to open hormone clinic this autumn A former staff member at the controversial Tavistock clinic has revealed that he hopes to start prescribing cross-sex hormones within the &#8216;next couple of months&#8217; to teenagers who are questioning their gender. 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