Eluned Morgan, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Senedd debate on Cass Review, 05 01 24

Описание: 01/05/2024 16:28:03 / Eluned Morgan / Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Diolch yn fawr, Dirprwy Lywydd. I want to focus my comments in today's debate on setting out the work we're involved ways to improve gender identity services for children and young people in Wales, in line with both the LGBTQ+ action plan and the Cass review.
The Cass review is key to delivering this commitment and, crucially, the Cass review, which I've read and I welcome, ensures that we take an evidence-based approach to how and when interventions should be made—and I with agree with Adam Price, his suggestion that we need to have respect, understanding and compassion for the issues that we're debating in this report. I want to thank Dr Hilary Cass and all those who participated in the review of gender identity services for children and young people, which was, of course, focused on services delivered in England. This was a thorough and well-researched review designed to ensure children and young people who are questioning their gender identity or experiencing gender incongruence receive a high standard of care that meets their needs and is safe, holistic and, crucially, evidence based.
Due to the limited number of children and young people who need referrals to these very specialised services in Wales, like many other highly personalised health services, expert gender identity services are provided by NHS England. I'm pleased to say that our referral pathway in Wales, into those English services, already aligns with one of the core Cass recommendations, as it includes an assessment by the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services before a referral is made. NHS Wales has also been working with NHS England, as part of the transformation programme for gender services, to ensure we are aligned to the Cass recommendations, as part of the changes NHS England is making to gender identity services

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