No case for closing Scotland’s only NHS gender services clinic, says first minister

No case for closing Scotland’s only NHS gender services clinic, says first minister

Government under pressure to respond to Cass review which questioned medical basis for prescribing puberty blockers

There is no case for closing Scotland’s only clinic to offer treatment to gender-questioning young people, Humza Yousaf has said, amid calls for the Scottish government to halt the service in the wake of the Cass review.

The Sandyford clinic, based in Glasgow, offers a range of services including emergency contraception, abortion and support for sexual assault victims as well as transgender healthcare.

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