Reform of Service Provision of Gender Identity Disorders in the NHS

"As a social scientist and non-trans ally, I am appalled by the lack of trans awareness in health care. The epidemy of ignorance among health professionals creates very dangerous and potentially life-threatening situations for trans people. This needs to c"

"I know some TS's and have seen how expensive the viable alternatives are, and am horrified by the barriers the NHS places in their way"

"Great"

"Good stuff, about time we let CX know where we stand."

"I have been awaiting the start of treatment since 2000 and I still do not have an apointment date with the Leeds GIC. The West Yorkshire Pct's seem to think that to put a trans person on a waiting list some how represents care."

"The huge waiting lists, rigid treatment plan and hoops we are forced to jump through to get treatment put people at serious risk. For many people GID is a life-threatening condition. The NHS needs to accept that we are all individuals, and allow us to hav"

"early in experiences, but very worried about long waiting times"

"please help us we are human and we do count"

"I have been trying to get my hormone regime reviewed for years woth no success. My Gp lost interest when I was not willing to go to Charing Cross."

""Hi, nice site!"

"I am not a TV or TG nor TS but support their right to decent impartial informed care."

"I wholly support any changes to the procedures, as they can only be an improvment on the total lack of understanding of this condition, and the inumerable obstacles placed in the way of anyone trying to obtain treatment."

"the way the NHS run would have ment suiside for me , leading me to spend all my savings to seak private help."

"I am a post-op MtoF transsexual. I initially tried to transition through the NHS in 1998-99 but soon switched to private once I realised how slow and unresponsive NHS treatment would be. I made the correct choice - thousands of others are not so financial"

"we need a distributed local GIC service"