Gender GP | Ep 7
The story of Gender GP and its founder Helen Webberley, labelled by one newspaper as one of Britain’s most controversial doctors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
20 Jun 202343min
The real scandal | Ep 6
Polly Curtis investigates why NHS England accelerated the closure of GIDS and what the future of the service could look like for children and young people. All episodes are now available to listen for...
15 Des 202240min
The enemy within | Ep 4
The internal divisions at GIDS and the wider Tavistock centre spill out into the open. Whistleblowers are publicly critical of GIDS. One accuses the service of fast tracking young people onto puberty ...
8 Des 202234min
Thin ice | Ep 3
As the increase in referrals to the Gender Identity Development Service increases, the profile of the young people seeking treatment changes too. There are now two natal girls for every natal boy, a c...
8 Des 202235min
The broom cupboard | Ep 2
Polly Carmichael became the director of the Gender Identity Development Service at the Tavistock in 2009. “I remember our office was literally a room that had probably been a broom cupboard at one sta...
1 Des 202240min
A verdict | Ep 1
In the summer of 2022 the NHS announced it was winding up the Gender Identity Development Service for children and young people at the Tavistock. Critics of the service celebrated, its supporters were...
1 Des 202238min
The Tavistock: Inside the gender clinic
From Tortoise, journalist Polly Curtis tells the story of the Gender Identity Development Service for children and young people at the Tavistock. The Tavi as it’s known is the only clinic in England a...
21 Nov 20223min
