Doctors union sees membership PLUNGE as hundreds quit in fury at ‘bonkers’ trans stance

Doctors have quit the British Medical Association (BMA) in fury over the union’s opposition to the Cass review, labelling it “bonkers”.

Hundreds of members, including NHS leaders and former presidents of medical royal colleges, have voiced their “dismay” at union leaders for voting to reject the review that gave recommendations on gender identity services for children.

They allege that the union has been taken over by an ideologically driven “vocal minority”.

In April, a report by paediatrician Dr Hillary Cass found that young people had been “let down” by health services due to a lack of reliable evidence on how safe transitioning is for children.

The BMA widely accepted its findings but said they would set up their own group to “publicly critique” the review, which contained recommendations they slammed as “unsubstantiated”.

The feud began on July 31 when the union announced it would lobby against its implementation of the review, which recommended halting the prescription of sex hormones to young patients with gender dysphoria.

Critics slammed the decision as not representing the views of all members.

Jacky Davis, a consultant radiologist and council member, told The Times: “This minority has voted to block the implementation of Cass, an evidence-based review which took four years to put together.

“They have no evidence for their opposition. The Cass review is not a matter for a trade union. It is not our business as a union to be doing a critique of the Cass review. It is a waste of time and resources.”

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