Prior to responding, the PDA LGBT+ Network met to discuss the consultation and developed the response based on the views of the wider network members.
Adam Somerville, resident pharmacist and President of the PDA LGBT+ Network, said “The changes proposed to the Children and Young People’s Gender Identity Service as a result of the Cass report represent a significant change in direction for gender affirming healthcare. The PDA LGBT+ Network met to discuss the proposed changes and considered these against the network’s previous position statement on the care of patients with gender incongruence. The committee strongly advocates for increased access to person-centred care of the highest quality. We encourage members to revisit our earlier position statement and read our response to the proposals.”
The LGBT+ Network is a semi-autonomous member network of the PDA with a mission to enable Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender pharmacists to realise their full potential and raise their profile by being educationally, socially and politically active. Members do not have to be part of the LGBT+ community, and allies are also very welcome. The LGBT+ Pharmacists’ Network concerns itself with issues of special relevance to LGBT+ pharmacists within the UK.
READ THE PDA LGBT+ NETWORK’S RESPONSE HERE
Learn more
- About the LGBT+ Network
- PDA responds to disability and ethnicity pay gap reporting
- NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Service Specification
- NHS Children and Young Peoples Gender Service 4 August 2025
- The PDA LGBT+ Network publish statement on Gender Affirming Care
Get involved
- Join the PDA LGBT+ Network here.
- Follow the PDA LGBT+ Network on social media using the hashtag #PDAlgbt
- Contact the PDA LGBT+ Network committee by emailing [email protected]
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