A 213-page report into the Cairns gender clinic, commissioned by Queensland Health ­director-general David Rosengren, has returned alarming findings.

The report found there was a limited understanding among the workforce of clinical governance responsibility, “with access prioritised over safety, consumer-led care prioritised over appropriate and effective evidence-based care, and individual clinician approaches prioritised over family-centred care”. “The clinical environment was not reliably safe for pediatric clients, with mixed adult-child settings, unsecured medications and incomplete risk assessments for high risk adolescents,” the report found, making 21 recommendations, all of which have been ­accepted “in principle” by Queensland Health.

The damning report highlights the potential harm being done in the name of “health care” that in reality is based on ideological activism and deception. 

No one can change sex and children who express gender distress have underlying issues that are not being addressed.

“A review in December 2024 of 17 patient records showed major deficiencies, including incomplete clinical notes, missing baseline tests, absence of consent documentation, long prescription intervals, and lack of pediatric or mental health input,” they found.

“Some children as young as 12 were commenced on puberty blockers, with others on testosterone, without adequate documentation of assessments or monitoring.”

This is particularly disturbing and destructive to young bodies and minds. Children cannot consent to the irreversible harm, resulting in becoming a life-long medical consumer.

The investigators found “little evidence” that staff had properly assessed Gillick competency — the capacity for a child or young adult under 18 years to consent to medical treatment. “In many cases (it was) either not done or not ­recorded.” Staff reported that young people with developmental delays were prescribed medication “despite lacking capacity to understand treatment information”.

As reported in our book Devastated: how gender ideology is tearing Australian families apart, the report confirmed some of the treatments are being conducted without parental knowledge or consent.

“There were cases where pediatric patients moved from psychology to hormone treatment within weeks, without a consistent process for family engagement or education,” the report found. “Treatment in some cases commenced before formal consent was obtained from clients or their families.”

The report revealed that staff concerns were ignored or censored, putting patient safety at risk.

The report highlighted the dismissal of staff concerns, finding senior staff “noted a culture of ‘we do excellent care and you don’t question it’, which discouraged scrutiny and feedback.” “The (service) demonstrated a negative ­patient safety culture, and the workplace was typified by lack of psychological safety,” it found.

“Staff did not feel safe from bullying and harassment and feared reprisal when speaking up about patient safety concerns.

“In 2018 there were anecdotal reports from senior medical staff regarding misdiagnosis of patients with gender dysphoria when they had mental health conditions, and comments suggesting non-adherence to guidelines. Instead of triggering closer scrutiny of adherence to guidelines, the issue wasn’t followed up.”

Parent concerns and objections to treatments were dismissed and falsely labelled.

The report noted concerns from parents “that their children, who had multiple mental health conditions, were assessed as Gillick competent without adequate safeguards, and those who questioned care were labelled ‘aggressive’ … despite correspondence showing otherwise.”

“One of the issues with the culture was that if a parent had any objection related to their diagnosis of gender dysphoria or the pathway towards puberty blockers, they were basically alienated,” the staff member was quoted as saying. 

This report must make other gender clinics sit up and take note. 

The truth is catching up, the lies and deceptive practices will be exposed. 

Child safeguarding must be paramount closely followed by parental rights surrounding knowledge and consent. 

It is only a matter of time now until activist health practitioners are fully exposed and held accountable for the irreversible harm they have inflicted on vulnerable children.