Apologies for forgetting to do a post to give you all an update on the on-going saga with the East Of England Gender Service.

After them agreeing that I indeed trans enough to receive care via their "pathway" & them rejecting essentially all my requests, I sent an email to all of:

• The EOEGS.
• My local Integrated Care Board (ICB).
• The practice manager at my GP surgery.

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#EOEGS #NHS #trans #transgender #transition #TransHealthcare

I emailed 1 letter to the #EOEGS on 2023-08-08, then 2 letters to the EOEGS, the practice manager at my NHS GP surgery & my local #ICB on 2023-08-13.

My practice manager acknowledged receipt within 1 working day. The others 2 have yet to reply.

How long we reckon it'll be before I hear anything from the EOEGS & my local ICB without me chasing? :FaceExhaling:

Update: it ended up nearly 2,500 words long, which was longer than the first letter I wrote solely FAO the East Of England Gender Service (#EOEGS).

I then sent an email with an explanatory foreword to each of the EOEGS, the practice manager, & my local Integrated Care Board (ICB).

I attached both the original letter and the addendum letter that added all the additional details.

Taking bets on how quickly they'll refuse to co-operate with each other & deny any of my care requests 😅

Okay. I started off a little heavy-handed with the assessor before apologising & easing off a little to try to get him on board.

Ultimately, he said the important key words that he agreed that I met the criteria for a gender incongruence diagnosis & would support me being put forward for the limited surgical options available.

I'll apparently have some stuff to sign / review, along with a follow-up in 3 months' time for next steps.

#NHS #EOEGS

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What do we think?

Do I look trans enough for my assessment this afternoon with the #EOEGS? (An #NHS England gender identity clinic pilot scheme.)

#TransSelfie #trans #transgender #transition #TransFem #TransWoman #TransTuesday #TransTuesdays #queer #LGBTQ+ #LGBTQIA+ #LGBTQIA2S+

I was formally referred to an #NHS England GIC for gender-affirming healthcare back at the end of May 2021.

After being transferred to the East Of England Gender Service (#EOEGS) waiting list in January 2022, I had my 1st assessment in November 2023.

After a further 9 months, I finally have a 2nd assessment appointment today.

I am simultaneously a quantum superposition of anxious AF & calm AF about it.

#trans #transgender #transition #healthcare #TransHealthcare

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For those who don't know, I've got a 2nd appointment booked with the #EOEGS (an #NHSEngland #GIC pilot scheme) on 8th August.

In preparation for this, I sent them an email this week, asking them to forward the info on to the "specialist" who will be assessing me.

I managed to keep it polite & professional, as otherwise they'd use it as a reason to deny you care.

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#trans #transgender #NHS #TransHealthcare

Lastly, we circled back to the old chestnut of me being anxious about my upcoming "battle" with the #EOEGS over trans healthcare.

I'm intending to ask them for care that they don't want to provide & for which they'll claim they have no funding.

I don't expect to win in a battle with them, but I'll sure as hell try first.

I can't imagine they'll ever offer #VFS, let alone #FFS, but on the off-chance they ever did, I realise that I would want these.

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On 8th August, I will have my 2nd appointment with the East Of England Gender Service.

For anyone who isn't aware, the #EOEGS is a pretty-shitty pilot scheme set up by #NHSEngland to try to reduce waiting times for trans patients without actually addressing any of the underlying issues about trans healthcare.

I've vented about my own mixed feelings about NHS trans healthcare before, so I'm not going to repeat those thoughts.

#NHS #trans #TransHealthcare #transition

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@shiraz A word of forewarning on the East Of England Gender Service (#EOEGS): it's oversubscribed & poorly managed.

I have my 1st appointment with them in November 2022.

My 2nd appointment, just to confirm the results of the 1st one, isn't until August 2023.

They only had funding for 1000 patients, yet took over 1750.

If I hadn't accepted their "care", I'd have been eligible for TransPlus & would have had 2-3 appointments by now.

https://cultofshiv.wtf/@SleepyCatten/110129555568690419

While therapy is helping me process & deal with my own issues, it won't ever be able to undo the lack of #TransHealthcare by the #NHS, particularly #NHSEngland :FaceExhaling:

This is very much on my mind all the time right now, as I've got my 2nd appointment with the #EOEGS in August 2023.

Keep in mind, this 2nd appointment is just to confirm the results of the 1st appointment back in November 2022 🤦‍♀️

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Oh. My. Word.

I emailed a complaint to NHS England about the East of England Gender Service & TransPlus on 21st May 2023.

I've only just today (29th June 2023) received an acknowledgement of my complaint 🤦‍♀️

Off to a great start 🙃

#EOEGS #TransPlus #NHS #NHS England #trans #transgender #TransHealthcare #transition

I'm emotionally torn right now.

I got confirmation this afternoon of my 2nd appointment with the East Of England Gender Service.

It's scheduled for 8th August.

I should be happy, right? But I'm not at all.

If anything, it reminds me how cruelly bureaucratic the NHS England process is.

The 2nd appointment is basically just to confirm the opinion from the 1st appointment... from last November.

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#EOEGS #NHS #NHSEngland #TransHealthcare #trans #healthcare

PSA

If you're a trans / non-binary person trying to get an orchidectomy via NHS England, it IS currently listed as part of their care package.

I got the below response after raising a complaint with my local ICB, when the EOEGS implied they wouldn't do such a thing themselves.

Relevant link: https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/NHS-England-Service-Specification-for-Specialised-Gender-Dysphoria-Services-Surgical-v4.pdf

#orchidectomy #trans #transgender #TransFem #NHS #NHSEngland #TransHealthcare #healthcare #TransRightsNow #TransLiberationNow #TransRights #TransLiberation #ICB #EOEGS

I decided to compose & send a calmly-worded email to both the East Of England Gender Service & TransPlus. I included the practice manager at my GP surgery to keep them in the loop.

I've attached a screenshot of the main bit of it, with the text fully included in the alt text.

#NHS #NHSEngland #TransHealthcare #EOEGS #TransPlus #TransLiberationNow #TransRightsAreHumanRights

An NHS England pilot scheme called the East Of England Gender Service (EOEGS) launched in June 2022 with lofty promises.

Do NOT go with them. They've vastly oversubscribed themselves due to overreach & are now incredibly backlogged.

If you take your 1st appointment with them, you'll also be locked into them & unable to transfer to another pilot scheme like TransPlus.

#NHSEngland #NHS #healthcare #trans #transgender #EOEGS

PSA

If you're a trans person in England seeking medical help via the NHS, I highly recommend against going with the East of England Gender Service (EOEGS) pilot scheme.

https://ncth.nhs.uk/east-of-england-service

It's frankly a waste of time & they're broadly incompetent & uncaring.

If you're eligible & get the opportunity, go for TransPlus instead. You'll at least get some care from them.

#NHSEngland #NHS #trans #transgender #EOEGS #TransPlus #TransLiberationNow #healthcare

@annecoombes I reported a similar issue on the East Of England Gender Service (EOEGS) webpage, where it hadn't been updated in ages. They advised me that they didn't know how to update the page or who was meant to be doing it 🤦‍♀️

It's been stuck on September 2020 for ages as a result, despite them moving to at least May 2021.

#EOEGS #EastOfEnglandGenderService #NHSEngland #Nottinghamshire

https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/east-of-england-gender-service