Tavistock whistleblower: ‘Trans–affirming care is deeply regressive’

The capture of healthcare professionals by radical transgender ideology has harmed gender-confused children, a former Tavistock medic has said.

Speaking on The Brendan O’Neill Show, Dr Marcus Evans explained the trans-affirming model has “absolutely undermined” clinical and medical practice.

The former governor at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust resigned in 2019 in protest over the “inadequate” care of youngsters at its notorious Gender Identity Development Service.

‘Out of touch’

Dr Evans said: “The desire to transition comes from what I call an ‘overvalued’ belief. That’s when your entire way of thinking is orientated around one particular conviction.

reality no longer really counts

“It doesn’t mean that you’re completely out of touch with reality. But it does mean that reality no longer really counts.”

He argued that the “politicised culture around the trans issue” had stopped clinicians from doing their job of challenging unhelpful thinking in gender-confused children.

He concluded: “These beliefs, on which gender-affirming care relies, are deeply regressive. That’s why exposing them to external scrutiny, as the Cass Review did, has been so important.”

Cass Review

In April, NHS England agreed to review the transgender procedures it provides for both children and adults following the Cass Review’s final report.

These beliefs, on which gender-affirming care relies, are deeply regressive. That’s why exposing them to external scrutiny, as the Cass Review did, has been so important.

In a letter seen by The Daily Telegraph, NHS England’s National Director for Specialised Commissioning, John Stewart, said it will launch an evidence review and public consultation on cross-sex hormones for young people.

Dr Cass concluded that giving trans drugs to children is “based on remarkably weak evidence”, and urged the NHS to review its use of cross-sex hormones and ensure that gender-confused children receive a holistic assessment of all their needs.

NHS England has ended the routine prescription of puberty blockers to under 18s pending the outcome of possible future drug trials. Scotland’s Sandyford Clinic has also paused the prescription of the drugs to new patients.