The Scottish Government is facing pressure from the Greens to deliver promised reforms to NHS gender identity services amid warnings that some patients may never receive a first appointment due to "unacceptable" waits.

Scottish Greens MSP Patrick Harvie will lead a Member’s Debate at Holyrood today calling for urgent action to tackle what he describes as “totally unacceptable” waiting times at gender identity clinics across Scotland.

Figures from Public Health Scotland show that around 4,000 people are currently on the waiting list at the Sandyford clinic in Glasgow, which serves eight health board areas and roughly half of Scotland’s population.

This represents an increase in almost 1,000 people compared to the previous year.

Fewer than 50 first appointments are being offered e

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