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

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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PSA

If you're seeking gender-affirming care via NHS England, you have a choice of which Gender Identity Clinic (GIC) you're referred to :TransHeart:

You can find a list of GICs (including limited-access pilot schemes) here:
https://genderkit.org.uk/resources/gender-services/

& a list of estimated waiting times here:
https://genderkit.org.uk/resources/wait-times/

#trans #transgender #enby #NonBinary #agender #genderfluid #genderqueer #GenderNonConforming #NHS #NHSEngland #healthcare #TransHealthcare #GenderAffirmingCare

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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Query for fellow trans / non-binary folks in the UK who want gender affirming healthcare via the NHS:

If the NHS actually offered world-class gender-affirming healthcare, what would you ask for? :TransHeart: :NonBinaryHeart:

#trans #enby #transgender #NonBinary #NHS #NHSEngland #NHSWales #NHSScotland #NHSNI #NHSUK #TransHealthcare #healthcare #transition #UK

Had my first blood test at my NHS GP since I blew up my shared care agreement between them & GenderCare earlier this year & moved entirely to DIY HRT.

I should get the results in a few working days 🤞

The trick to getting them to agree was sending an email to the practice manager, asking them to run it by the senior partner(s) & linking them to GMC guidance on patients self-medicating.

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#NHS #NHSEngland #GenderCare #HRT #DIYHRT #TransHealthcare #transition #trans #transgender

But seriously, it genuinely IS like this 😞

#trans #transgender #enby #NonBinary #healthcare #TransHealthcare #TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransLiberation #TransLiberationNow #SelfID #NHS #NHSEngland #meme #memes

I looked a little more into what vaginoplasty options are available on NHS England.

It was as bad as I imagined 😞

We have no world-class surgeons. No experts. No pioneers.

At best, they're competent.

At worst, they're butchers who should be struck off the medical register.

The techniques are essentially penile inversion or zero depth. No PPT. No Suporn technique.

#NHS #NHSEngland #TransHealthcare #trans #vaginoplasty #TransFem

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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

Just had a scheduled call with a pharmacist to review my regular medication.

Apparently the practice manager at my GP surgery hadn't noted that I'd intentionally imploded the shared care agreement between them & GenderCare in favour of sourcing my HRT meds solely via DIY.

Explained to them that I'd happily move to prescription HRT if:

• They'd take responsibility for my care.
• Prescribe me injectable estradiol enanthate.

Yeah 🙃

#NHSEngland #TransHealthcare

Anyone else really happy that they were always a show-er rather than a grower?

My testes still very much get in the way of trousers & leggings, but at least my girldick deflates until needed.

Still hoping one day to actually be able to update the configuration down there, but in the meantime, I'm grateful for this at least.

Especially cos any reconfiguration is basically NOT gonna happen through NHS England this decade 🤦‍♀️

#trans #TransHealthcare #TransFem #NHSEngland

@jen It's dangerous to go alone. Here: take this boost & these hashtags :boostsok:

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Hi folks 👋

I've come to accept that there's no chance of me getting trans healthcare from the NHS.

Even without the waitlists, the care provided is at best an afterthought & at worst wilfully restrictive.

As such, I'll be looking at ways to save more money to afford expensive private options.

This will sadly mean that I will have to stop sending financial aid to others 😔😭

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#trans #transgender #NHS #NHSEngland #TransHealthcare #healthcare

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

Apologies for all the recent sadposting 😞

I've just had a bunch of shit stuff with NHS gatekeepers continuing to gatekeep & it kinda broke me again.

I had a big cry last night & talked it through with my wife.

Moving forward, my mentality is basically to expect nothing from NHS England & to start the years-long process of saving up for private care for any gender affirming surgical options.

#NHS #NHSEngland #TransHealthcare

How do other trans folks in England cope with:

• the ever-increasing GIC waitlists
• the substandard care even if you get seen
• the constant gatekeeping
• the misinformation
• the lack of surgery options (e.g., no FFS, VFS, BA or orchidectomy; outdated vaginoplasty techniques)
• limited laser / electrolysis funding
• uncooperative / uncaring GPs

I'm seriously asking 🥺

#trans #NHSEngland #NHS #England #TransHealthcare #MentalHealth

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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

@therivercrow In England, you have a choice of which GIC (Gender Identity Clinic) you can be referred to.

Eventually you may become eligible to be transferred to a pilot scheme too.

Some relevant links :TransHeart:

https://genderkit.org.uk/resources/gender-services/

https://genderkit.org.uk/resources/wait-times/

https://genderkit.org.uk/resources/referral-appointment/

#NHSEngland #trans #transgender #NHS #England #healthcare #TransHealthcare