Telegraph- 'Reckless' doctor struck off after giving puberty blockers to nine-year-old
Jump to content UK NEWS WEBSITE OF THE YEAR 'Reckless' doctor struck off after giving puberty blockers to nine-year-old Michael Webberley’s treatment of 24 patients was deemed a 'catalogue of failings' and 'fundamentally incompatible with being a doctor' Ewan Somerville 25 May 2022 • 10:15pm A "reckless" doctor who wrongly prescribed puberty blockers to a transgender nine-year-old child after a ten minute chat on Skype has been struck off. Michael Webberley’s treatment of 24 patients was deemed a "catalogue of failings" between February 2017 and June 2019, a tribunal found. Seven of these patients related to GenderGP, a controversial private online clinic which a Telegraph investigation found was willing to prescribe sex change drugs and puberty blockers to children as young as 12 without asking them to talk to a doctor. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) imposed its most severe sanction on Wednesday, erasing Dr Webberley fro...