I am aware of the publication of the Cass report and this report as well as other emerging and evolving international evidence will be considered in the context of a new clinical programme for gender healthcare which has been initiated by the HSE, and which will, over the next two years, develop an updated clinical model for gender healthcare services.
While the model of care is being developed, adults will continue to receive specialist gender healthcare in the adult gender clinic based in the Ireland East Hospital Group and children and young people will have their endocrinology specialist care within Children's Health Ireland. As yet, there is no specialist psychiatry and psychology service in Ireland to help assess and treat children and young people with gender dysphoria, this service will be available through TAS and the current pathway directs referrals to the new UK NHS Gender Incongruence Service for children and young people who will triage these referrals to one of the newly developed services in London and Liverpool/Manchester due to open shortly. This service will work with CHI if endocrine review is required.
I welcome the development of a model of care which will deliver a high quality seamless and integrated service for people with gender identity issues.
