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Alison Holt

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  • Social Affairs Editor, BBC
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@BBCNews Social Affairs Editor. Covering social care, welfare, child protection, disability, how we live our lives. Views my own. Retweets not endorsements
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Puberty blocker trial will help reduce harm, says Cass report author

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By Alison Holt Verified, James Melley Verified
| Yahoo Verified
A trial examining the risks or benefits of drugs that can delay puberty for gender-questioning children will help reduce harm, according to the author of a landmark review. Dr Hilary Cass said she was "absolutely convinced that more children will be harmed if we don't do the trial than if we do." Her commentsfollow pressure from campaigners and some politicians to have the research programme scrapped after it was announced children as young as 11 could be recruited onto the trial.
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Minimum age of 11 set for UK puberty blocker trial

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By Alison Holt Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Alison Holt - Social affairs correspondent Fri, June 19, 2026 at 4:18 PM UTC 2 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gender-questioning children will have to be at least 11 years old to take part in a clinical trial assessing the risks and benefits of puberty-blocking drugs.
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Dozens of children put at risk after gender care failures at GP clinic, inquiry finds

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By Alison Holt Verified, Jim Reed Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Dozens of children questioning their gender, including some under 13 years old, were inappropriately prescribed medication by a Brighton GP practice, an NHS safety investigation has found. A year-long inquiry into the WellBN clinic found that 78 young patients were potentially harmed after puberty-blocking drugs and cross-sex hormones were prescribed without proper checks. More than 20 children were given medication without a face-to-face appointment between February 2023 and December 2025.
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