SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING

Time to Think goes behind the headlines to reveal the truth about the NHS’s flagship gender service for children.

The Tavistock's Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) was originally established to provide therapeutic approaches to young people questioning their gender identity. However, over the past decade, GIDS has referred around two thousand children, some as young as nine, for puberty-blocking medication. During the same period, the number of referrals skyrocketed and the profile of patients changed: from mostly pre-adolescent boys to mostly teenage girls, who often faced other difficulties. Was there sufficient clinical evidence to justify such profound medical interventions?

This urgent, meticulous, and dramatic book explains how GIDS has become the center of a serious medical scandal, where ideological concerns were prioritized over clinical practice. It is a disturbing and fascinating parable for our times.

Pages: 464, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm