GENDER identity services in NHS England have been found by an expert report to have failed children and young people.

Retired consultant paediatrician Dr Hilary Cass’s major report details how children have been let down by a lack of research and evidence on medical interventions in gender care in a debate which she says has become toxic.

Healthcare professionals have been afraid to openly discuss their views in a conversation which has seen people bullied and vilified on social media, Dr Cass said.