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GP and co-chair of the Clinical Advisory Network on Sex and Gender LOUISE IRVINE tells Ros Sitwell what the group would like to see in terms of implementing evidence-based healthcare and safeguarding for those experiencing gender issues in the NHS and beyond
INFLUENTIAL: Retired consultant paediatrician and former president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Dr Hilary Cass

What is Clinical Advisory Network on Sex and Gender (CAN-SG), who is it comprised of and what are its concerns?

CAN-SG is a network of over 100 healthcare professionals based in the UK and Ireland, including doctors, nurses, psychologists, therapists, surgeons and midwives.

Several of our members formerly worked in the Tavistock GIDS [Gender Identity Development Service clinic for children and adolescents], and many are currently providing clinical care to people with gender-related issues. Our aims are to:

  • Enhance professional and public understanding of the nature of sex, gender, gender roles and identity, with respect to medicine and healthcare
  • Improve knowledge about the causes, consequences and treatments of gender dysphoria, drawing on best evidence
  • Promote free and respectful discourse on sex, gender and gender identity between healthcare professionals
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