GP says she was forced out of job after raising concerns about gender treatment

A senior doctor has told the BBC she was driven out of her NHS job after raising safeguarding concerns about the treatment of children questioning their gender.

Dr Sarah Redvers, a named safeguarding GP, said she was subjected to a "brutal" four-hour interrogation after passing on complaints brought to her by other doctors. Speaking publicly for the first time, she said she felt "silenced" for doing her job. She said she was off sick for several months afterwards and received treatment for trauma.

Redvers has brought a claim of constructive dismissal against the NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board and is awaiting the outcome of a three-week employment tribunal hearing.

The concerns she relayed related to a Brighton GP, Dr Sam Hall, whom colleagues said was recommending treatment for patients he had not fully assessed. Redvers said NHS England advised her to raise the matter as a whistleblower, but after two investigations officials said they were satisfied with Hall's practice.

A separate NHS safety investigation published in June 2026 later found that dozens of children, some as young as 13, had been inappropriately prescribed drugs at the WellBN clinic where the other doctor worked. The report said 78 children had potentially been harmed by puberty-blocking drugs and cross-sex hormones. NHS England said it was "totally unacceptable" that young people had been put at risk of harm.

Redvers said she believed the scandal could have been stopped earlier. NHS Surrey and Sussex acknowledged that some of its employment processes could have been handled better, and said it had engaged with the tribunal process. Dr Hall and the WellBN clinic have been contacted for comment.