NHS Wales admits unverified ‘family concerns’ were used to stop trans surgeries

Freedom of Information (FOI) requests obtained by Welsh queer advocacy group Cwiar Cymru have confirmed that NHS Wales took unverified concerns from patients’ family members into consideration when pausing gender-affirming surgeries in Wales. The NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC), which oversaw the decision, previously stated that the pause was informed by concerns raised by […]