Dr. Sarah Redvers, a named safeguarding GP for NHS Sussex, has brought a claim of constructive dismissal against the NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board and its former chief executive, alleging she was forced from her position after raising patient safety concerns. Redvers stated publicly for the first time that she faced accusations of transphobia, bullying, and harassment after passing on complaints from other doctors regarding the treatment of children questioning their gender identity.
The concerns originated in July 2020 when another GP contacted Redvers about a doctor who was recommending hormone treatments without conducting full assessments of patients. Redvers subsequently received complaints from multiple GPs about the quality of assessments, prescription of puberty-blocking drugs and cross-sex hormones, and inadequate specialist supervision at the WellBN clinic. She reported these concerns through proper NHS channels and to the medical regulator. NHS investigations into the matter concluded there was no cause for concern, with one investigation noting there was “one colleague whose persistent interest in the issue appeared disproportionate.”
Following Redvers’ referral to the General Medical Council in 2021, the NHS launched an investigation into her own conduct. She described the subsequent interrogation as a “brutal” four-hour session that left her distressed and requiring trauma treatment. She subsequently left her position. Redvers maintained that her concerns centered on medical assessment and treatment quality, not personal views on gender identity.
In June 2026, a separate NHS safety investigation found that 78 children at WellBN had potentially been harmed after receiving puberty-blocking drugs and cross-sex hormones without proper checks. The report attributed this to practitioners delivering care they were not commissioned to provide. NHS Surrey and Sussex acknowledged that employment processes should have been handled differently and apologized to Redvers. NHS England stated the situation was “totally unacceptable.”
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