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Number of women having breasts removed on the NHS soars
More than 900 operations have already been carried out this financial year as NHS England-funded clinics refer adults for surgery after specialist assessment.
- The NHS performed 1,115 breast-removal operations in 2024–25 on adults assigned female at birth who identify as male, up 52% from 734 in 2022–23.
- At an estimated £5,800 per operation, the procedures cost the NHS as much as £6.5 million in 2024–25.
- Masculinising genital surgeries rose from 270 in 2022–23 to 322 so far in 2025–26, while feminising procedures fell from 420 to 364.
- Helen Joyce of Sex Matters criticised the increase, while Elliot Page described top surgery as “life-changing.
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Taxpayers shell out £6.5m NHS bill amid huge surge in trans patients wanting breast removal
British taxpayers are footing a £6.5million bill for soaring rates of breast removal operations on the NHS, new data has revealed. In the 2024-25 financial year, 1,115 such procedures were performed, a 52 per cent jump from the 734 mastectomies conducted in 2022-23.NHS England estimates each operation costs £5,800, leaving taxpayers with an annual bill of up to £6.5million.The data, secured through freedom of information requests, expose for the…
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