The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) through clinics in London and Leeds, faced immediate enforcement action following a visit from inspectors in November.
The report, published this week, notes that the service is “difficult to access” meaning more than 4,600 young people were waiting for treatment at the time of the inspection.
The average waiting time for initial appointments was around 18 months with some patients waiting two years, it adds.
Staff “did not always assess and manage risk well” despite many patients waiting for an initial appointment being recognised as at increased risk of self-harm, inspectors say.
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