NHS England to stop prescribing puberty blockers

NHS England to stop prescribing puberty blockers

NHS England’s decision to stop routinely prescribing puberty blockers for gender dysphoria in children is a recent development, announced on March 12th, 2024. Their reasoning centers around a lack of sufficient evidence on the long-term effects and overall effectiveness of the medication for this age group. On 12 March 2024, NHS England announced that the National Health Service would no longer prescribe puberty blockers to children, citing concerns that there was not enough evidence about either how safe they were to take or whether they were clinically effective to justify prescribing them to children and young people. Children to stop getting puberty blockers at gender identity clinics, says NHS England, NHS England to stop prescribing puberty blockers, Children Will No Longer Be Able to Access Puberty Blockers at England Clinics, No more puberty blockers for children, says NHS England, Children Will No Longer Be Able to Access Puberty Blockers at England Clinics.