Wales Pauses Gender Surgery Amid Referral Surge

Welsh Gender Service: Transgender patients told surgery cancelled in hospital

One patient said they were "heartbroken" after being told their surgery was called off 24 hours before.

NHS Wales Pauses Gender-Affirming Surgeries As Independent Review Begins

4 min readNHS Wales has immediately paused new referrals, assessments and scheduled operations for gender-affirming surgery through the Welsh Gender Service while an independent clinical review is conducted. The suspension applies to […]

Wales pauses gender surgery amid referral surge

Wales halts gender surgery due to high referral rates, prompting calls for investigation into the disparity compared to England.

Welsh NHS Pauses Gender-Affirming Surgeries During Independent Review

NHS Wales has paused gender-affirming surgery referrals, assessments and scheduled procedures while an independent review examines the Welsh Gender Service.