Trans healthcare is healthcare. This should make us all angry. | by Heather Paterson | Sep, 2026 | Medium I am angry about what is happening to trans people in Wales. On 28 August, the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee told Cardiff and Vale University Health Board to pause the surgical pathway through the Welsh Gender Service. That means no new referrals for gender-affirming surgery, no surgical assessments and no scheduled operations while an independent clinical revi