Women Of Dorset

By Professor Louis Appleby, University of Manchester Department of Health and Social Care adviser on suicide prevention Aim of this review I have reviewed data provided by NHS England ( NHSE ) on suicides by young patients of the gender services at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, based on an audit at the trust. The specific aim is to examine evidence for a large rise in suicides claimed by campaigners. Summary of conclusions The data do not support the claim that there has been a large rise in suicide in young gender dysphoria patients at the Tavistock. The way that this issue has been discussed on social media has been insensitive, distressing and dangerous, and goes against guidance on safe reporting of suicide. The claims that have been placed in the public domain do not meet basic standards for statistical evidence. There is a need to move away from the perception that puberty-blocking drugs are the main marker of non-judgemental acceptance in this area of health ca

On 18th May, 2024 Space Youth Project, funded by both Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council publicised on Instagram and Facebook that a demonstration would be held the following day, against the Cass Review.     Women of Dorset were so concerned that a publicly funded organisation had published and encourged  vulnerable children, young people, parents and carers to protest against the recommendations of the Cass Review that they contacted the Charity Commission with their concerns.   Women of Dorset believed that Space Youth Project was not acting in accordance with the updated NHS Guidelines, in relation to issues of gender identity and gender dysphoria. Below is the Charity Commission response.  Highlighted is the outcome from the Commissioners who would be contacting the Trustees of Space Youth Project with advice and guidance, ensuring that they had regard to the findings, conclusions and recommendations of the Cass Review and that Space Youth Project would

  An on-line husting was held and a question was submitted by Women of Dorset.  Listen from 1:01:40 for the candidates responses to our question on the Cass Review:- West Dorset Husting

  Women of Dorset have contacted all those standing in the eight constituencies that cover Dorset, including Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Below is the response from Gary Jackson (Lib Dem) - North Dorset. To Women of Dorset ,   Thank you for contacting me with your concerns relating to sex-based rights and safeguarding of women.   Liberal Democrat policy in this area is set out in the relevant section of our manifesto  https://www.libdems.org.uk/ manifesto  and I would encourage you to consult this in the first instance.   You rightly say that this is a particularly busy time. It is not possible for me, therefore, to consider in detail and respond to the matter you have raised. If I am elected to represent North Dorset, I shall be in a position to pay due attention to the points you have raised.    Women of Dorset  will then also have every opportunity to contact me further on this or any other topic.   Thank you again for getting in touch.   Yours sincerely,   Gary Jackson Parl

Women of Dorset have contacted all those standing in the eight constituencies that cover Dorset, including Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Below is, via a third party, a response from Tom Hayes (Labour) - Bournemouth East. Thank you for your email and please accept my apologies that you didn't receive a reply earlier. Unlike Tobias Ellwood who has a full team of staff paid for via the Parliament staff allowance, as a candidate, I rely entirely on a team of volunteers, many of whom are supporting me around full time jobs and caring responsibilities.  The election announcement took us somewhat by surprise and it's only been in the last few weeks when I've had a volunteer dedicated to ensuring that correspondence is answered. I apologise that your email arrived in the period when I had no support and started receiving 150 emails a day, and it slipped through the net. If I am elected to Parliament, I will have the ability to employ staff to help me manage correspondence.  

  Women of Dorset have contacted all those standing in the eight constituencies that cover Dorset, including Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Below is, via a third party, a response from Kieron Wilson (Indp) - Bournemouth East. Hi Apologies for missing the first couple, the volume of emails I have received over this campaign has been so overwhelming. This is a subject that I have for a while now tried to teach myself more about, a lot of which by talking to those who feel strongly about the issue. Being a male, it’s one of the few issues I have no experience in.  Though I can certainly appreciate the difference between gender and sex. And understand how important it is, particularly in the medical setting to assure no confusion or mistakes occur.  I would seek to uphold the the equality act enshrined in law, and by making sure that it is clear and consistently applied so that a case like that of the nurses recently shouldn’t have to take legal action against their hospital.  And ha