The PATHWAYS study aims to find out how the NHS can best support children and young people attending gender services.

The research will provide new, high quality and important evidence to help young people attending gender services, as well as their parents, carers and health professionals, to make informed choices about the care and support options that are most likely to be helpful.

Professor Emily Simonoff has been confirmed as Chief Investigator for the study. The research will be led by King’s College London and co-sponsored by the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. NHS England commissioned the study in partnership with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).

A plain English summary and the scientific abstract for the study can be found on the NIHR website.

The study will be overseen by independent advisory groups and will be subject to rigorous regulatory and ethics checks by UK regulators and the Health Research Authority.

Access to the PATHWAYS study would be through the NHS Children and Young People's Gender Services. More information about the study will be shared when the study has received regulatory and ethics approvals.

Any questions or enquiries about the study can be directed to: PATHWAYSEnquiries@kcl.ac.uk

For information or questions about participating in the independent advisory groups please email: PATHWAYSBoard@ncb.org.uk

Standard Funding Acknowledgement

This project (NIHR167530) is funded by the National Research Collaboration Programme, an NHS England and NIHR partnership. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of NHS England, NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.