Joanna Cherry and Robin Harper call to close Sandyford service for trans childrenShare this pageFormer Scottish Green Party leader Robin Harper and SNP MP Joanna Cherry have called on Jason Leitch to shut Scotland's only gender identity clinic for children. The pair say the service at the Sandyford in Glasgow should be replaced with local services that will take a "holistic approach" to young people's needs. In a recent report, the charity LGBT Youth Scotland, of which Harper is a former patron, said long wait times for gender identity clinic appointments cause "considerable distress" to patients. In England, the NHS is to close its gender identity clinic for children and replace it with regional centres. Meanwhile, the Scottish Greens said the party is "committed to reforms that will address the issues those using gender identity services tell us they face", including long waiting times.

Source: The Times August 15, 2022 10:28 UTC