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<p>NHS England has not adopted a new policy for gender-affirming hormones. NHS England
made a consequential amendment to their gender-affirming hormones policy to bring
it into alignment with the new puberty suppressing hormones policy. This planned update
was set out in the puberty suppressing hormones policy consultation documents.</p><p>NHS
England has put additional safeguards on the use of cross-sex hormones, for instance
that any prescription to young people aged between 16 and 18 years old must be approved
by a national multi-disciplinary team.</p><p>NHS England will continue to review the
gender affirming hormone policy in line with the latest clinical advice, and will
take note of recommendations set out in the Cass Review, once the final report has
been delivered.</p>
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