I thank the minister for early sight of her statement and thank the chief medical officer and his team for their work on the “Cass Review: Implications for Scotland” report.

I will explore the issues of waiting times and support for staff. The decision to stop self referrals and to have GPs and other clinicians refer their patients to gender identity clinics has already been announced by the Scottish Government. Will the minister say what additional resources, such as support and training, will be provided for GPs working in that sensitive area of healthcare?

Secondly, there are long waiting times at the Sandyford clinic—four years for teenagers and five for adults. We supported the Scottish Government’s strategic action framework three years ago, when Humza Yousaf was the health secretary, but waiting times continue to rise. I am told that there is a recruitment problem at the Sandyford, because the environment is toxic, but the position appears to be better at the Chalmers clinic in Edinburgh. Does the cabinet secretary therefore believe that a national service might be the answer and that it would resolve the lack of staff and the increase in waiting times?