GP Claims She Was Bullied Out of Job Over Puberty-Blocking Treatment Concerns

By the Editorial Team · Sunday, October 25, 2026

Dr. Sarah Redvers, an NHS general practitioner, alleged she was bullied out of her role after raising concerns about inadequate assessments and prescribing practices for gender-related treatments at the WellBN clinic in Brighton. A later NHS Sussex investigation found the clinic’s care unsafe, revealing dozens of children were prescribed puberty blockers without proper evaluations, potentially harming 78 patients.

A general practitioner employed within the National Health Service (NHS) has alleged that she was bullied out of her position after raising concerns about the treatment of young people questioning their gender identity. Dr. Sarah Redvers told an employment tribunal that she faced accusations of transphobia after she reported issues regarding the clinical assessment and prescribing practices at the WellBN clinic in Brighton.

Dr. Redvers said her concerns began in July 2020 when another physician contacted her about an 18-year-old patient prescribed testosterone via an online clinic. The consulting doctor, uncertain about the patient's suitability for hormone therapy, sought advice from Dr. Sam Hall, a transgender doctor at WellBN. Dr. Redvers claimed Dr. Hall recommended treatment without direct patient assessment, prompting her to escalate the issue to NHS England as a whistleblower. Although NHS England reviewed the case, it initially expressed satisfaction with Dr. Hall’s clinical practice.

Following this, multiple doctors reportedly raised apprehensions about the adequacy of patient assessments and the prescribing process for puberty-blocking drugs and cross-sex hormones at WellBN. Dr. Redvers stated she was subsequently investigated for her complaints. A subsequent NHS investigation found no cause for concern, but Dr. Redvers was reportedly told by the investigator that there were fears allegations she made could be deemed transphobic. She rejected the accusations as “appalling.”

Nearly six years after Dr. Redvers first raised concerns, a separate NHS Sussex inquiry concluded that the clinic’s care “fell far short of what could be considered safe or appropriate.” The investigation determined that dozens of children aged 13 and older had been prescribed puberty blockers without adequate assessments, with 78 patients potentially harmed by the inappropriate use of these medications.

Peter Daly, who represents Dr. Redvers, stated that her dedication to medical integrity exposed a troubling protocol at NHS Sussex, which ran counter to accepted medical standards and caused significant harm to an unspecified number of young people. Efforts to obtain comment from Dr. Hall were unsuccessful.

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