Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p>Do we trust the Government on NHS Reform when they're talking like this?</p><p>We know AI is a hustle, why don't these Very Serious People?</p><p>Are they naive or crooked? </p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cx29lrl826rt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.com/news/live/cx29lrl826rt</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NHSEngland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHSEngland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenAI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKPOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKPOL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKpolitics</span></a></p>
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Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p>"Operation Chainsaw"</p><p>Starmer's cosy pre-election dinner with Trump, not Harris</p><p>They are for not us, they are for Trump </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NHSEngland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHSEngland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKPOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKPOL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Appeasement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appeasement</span></a></p>
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p>It's like people don't trust this Labour government at all, that we could believe they would abolish the WHOLE of the NHS.<br>We just don't trust them. Six months in and we know they're about the Rich and not about us. Occasionally we get little crumbs from the table, but it's not bold, it's not radical, and that is what we want now. Real Change, not more "Rich People get to win" </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NHSEngland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHSEngland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKPOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKPOL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a></p>
Geri ❤️<p>13,000 jobs will go when <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NHSEngland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHSEngland</span></a> is abolished</p><p>Also, in general terms, the Civil Service is to be scaled back, and many 1000s of people will lose their job</p><p>But, in other news, benefits are to be cut to encourage people back to work</p><p>Can someone explain this to me?</p>
SleepyCatten<p>Post-egg cracking time is weird :TransHeart: :NonBinaryHeart: </p><p>By the very start of April 2025, it will have been 4 <strong>years</strong> since the shell of our egg finally officially cracked. And as it <strong>finally</strong> cracked, it smashed to pieces.</p><p>It both feels like a lifetime ago and only yesterday that we were still questioning whether or not we were trans... or just (for perfectly cis reasons) someone who wanted to be a gal 🤦♀️ (Oh, that poor sweet summer child :GirlInTransHoodieHuggingFurry:) </p><p>Note to any eggs and/or questioning folks reading this: by definition, cis people don't want to be a gender other than the one assigned to them at birth 😅</p><p>By NHS England standards, we've made more progress than most do within that timeframe. We've beaten our away through:</p><ul><li>2 appointments to get the NHS to agree we're indeed trans 🙄 </li><li>A further appointment about starting HRT and giving us a surgical referral 🤨</li><li>Almost 6 months for them to send a basic letter about starting HRT to our GP 😖</li><li>Yet another appointment to get a second required surgical referral :FaceExhaling: </li></ul><p>For anyone in a country with somewhat functional healthcare for trans people, this is actually <strong>fast</strong> by NHS England standards. Many people wait 3-5+ years for their <strong>first</strong> appointment alone.</p><p>The fact that we've got to the point of getting some <strong>limited</strong> electrolysis covered (16 whole hours) <strong>and</strong> joined a surgeon's waiting list to discuss bottom surgery options <strong>is</strong> great by NHS standards, but it's <strong>shite</strong> by international standards.</p><p>From a certain point of view, we know we <strong>should</strong> be grateful. However, we can't help but feel resentful for how many years of dehumanising hoops and hurdles trans people have to jump through in the UK just to receive basic gender-affirming care. And this is just our perspective as an <strong>adult</strong>: there is currently <strong>no</strong> gender-affirming care whatsoever for trans youth via the NHS 😭</p><p>Gender-affirming care doesn't exist in a vacuum. Whilst we're always happy to see others getting the care they need faster, we won't lie: it's hard not to feel jealous when someone 2-3 years into their transition:</p><ul><li>Was able to start HRT injections on prescription via informed consent.</li><li>Was able to get several life-improving gender-affirming surgeries. E.g.:<ul><li>Standalone bilateral orchidectomy.</li><li>Vaginoplasty.</li><li>Facial Feminisation Surgery (FFS).</li><li>Voice Feminisation Surgery (VFS).</li><li>Breast Augmentation (BA).</li></ul></li></ul><p>For those who don't already know, NHS England doesn't even routinely approve standalone bilateral orchidectomy, FFS, VFS, or BA. And yes, whilst it <strong>is</strong> technically possible to get solely your nads yeeted, it typically:</p><p>(a) is done in place of vaginoplasty; or<br>(b) requires approval of an Individual Funding Request (IFR) by your local Integrated Care Board / System (ICB / ICS), which will be reviewed on a per patient basis.</p><p>Again, whilst you can <strong>technically</strong> apply for funding for FFS, VFS, and/or BA via IFR:</p><ul><li>It's really unlikely to succeed; and</li><li>You first have to convince your gender clinic to actually submit them for you.</li></ul><p>For us, BA isn't something we want, but FFS and VFS very much are :PleadingFaceWithRedHearts: However, we're <strong>still</strong> waiting for our gender clinic to agree to submit IFRs for us! We've actually <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/@SleepyCatten/113867148712117112" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">had to raise a complaint about the clinic</a> refusing to do so 😔</p><p>Anyway, that's enough venting for now.</p><p><a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/NHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHS</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/NHSEngland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHSEngland</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/TransFem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransFem</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/TransHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransHealthcare</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/gatekeeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gatekeeping</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/orchidectomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orchidectomy</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/BofaEctomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BofaEctomy</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/FFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FFS</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/VFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VFS</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/FacialFeminisationSurgery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FacialFeminisationSurgery</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/VoiceFeminisationSurgery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceFeminisationSurgery</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/glottoplasty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glottoplasty</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/IFR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IFR</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/IndividualFundingRequest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndividualFundingRequest</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a>+</p>
SleepyCatten<p>Hey folks :FediverseSymbol: </p><p>We've made previous posts about our progress through the <a href="https://ncth.nhs.uk/east-of-england-service" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NHS East of England Gender Service (EOEGS)</a>, which you can find under the <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/EOEGS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EOEGS</span></a> hashtag. Our last post was <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/@SleepyCatten/113432710064144107" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>We followed up with the EOEGS about our request for them to submit <a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/individual-funding-requests-for-specialised-services-a-guide-for-patients/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Individual Funding Requests (IFRs)</a> on our behalf and gave them until the end of 2024 to respond.</p><p>When they inevitably refused to give us any further update over this, as we sadly expected, we raised a complaint against the EOEGS and its service lead via NHS England. It's currently under investigation at the time of writing this post.</p><p>Just to clarify, we don't expect any quick response or any positive outcome from this complaint. On the contrary, we expect them to come up with some excuses as to why they can't and won't do has been asked of them, despite NHS England's IFR team informing the EOEGS that it's their responsibility to submit IFRs on behalf of trans patients under their care pathway.</p><p>So, why are we doing this then? A few reasons really.</p><ul><li>It's the right thing to push NHS England to fulfil their obligations and responsibilities.</li><li>If we succeed, it could positively affect other trans people in England.</li><li>It may highlight the multiple failures of the EOEGS (especially the service lead) to the higher-ups at NHS England.</li><li>It's the only realistic chance we have of getting the gender-affirming care we need, as we cannot afford it privately ourselves.</li></ul><p>Even if can get them to raise IFRs for us, there's no guarantee that they will succeed. In fact, it's more likely that they won't, but at least we'll have set a precedent that NHS England gender clinics have to raise them.</p><p>And once we've been rejected, we can then create fundraisers guilt-free, knowing that we've done everything we could first to get NHS England to give us the gender-affirming care we need to alleviate gender dysphoria :PleadingFace:</p><p>We don't and won't ever judge anyone else for not going down this route before creating fundraisers. We just suffer a lot from feelings of imposter syndrome and not being worthy of care, so in our mind we can only allow ourselves to reach out to others for help once we've exhausted all routes open to us first :FaceExhaling: </p><p>This is all only necessary because NHS England refuses to cover Facial Feminisation Surgery (FFS), Voice Feminisation Surgery (VFS), and standalone bilateral orchidectomy as standard for trans fem patients 🤦♀️</p><p>So yeah. That's where we're at.</p><p><a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/NHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHS</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/NHSEngland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHSEngland</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/TransFem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransFem</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/TransHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransHealthcare</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/gatekeeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gatekeeping</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/orchidectomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orchidectomy</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/BofaEctomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BofaEctomy</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/FFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FFS</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/VFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VFS</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/FacialFeminisationSurgery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FacialFeminisationSurgery</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/VoiceFeminisationSurgery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceFeminisationSurgery</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/glottoplasty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glottoplasty</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/IFR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IFR</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/IndividualFundingRequest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndividualFundingRequest</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a>+</p>
SleepyCatten<p>Hey folks :TransHeart: :NonBinaryHeart: </p><p>You may receive an SMS text from +44 7860 039092 or similar. It will read along the lines of:</p><blockquote><p>From: Tavistock GIC</p><p>Hello, you are on the waiting list waiting to be seen at the GIC you were referred between 20## - 20##. We understand during this wait some patients will no longer wish or need to be seen.</p><p>Please respond to our question via our secure portal within the next 14 days. <a href="https://drdoctor.thirdparty.nhs.uk/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">drdoctor.thirdparty.nhs.uk/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>???????????????</p><p>Thank you.</p></blockquote><p>We've seen screenshots of people of people referred 2019-2020 and 2020-2021. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/transgenderUK/comments/1fujkhb/watch_out_for_data_cleansing_texts_from_tavistock/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">This was the Reddit post</a> that made us aware of this. A friend of ours, referred in 2019-2020, received and responded last week.</p><p>It very much looks like the NHS powers that be have contracted a third party to reach out to patients on this GIC's waiting list, in the hopes that many won't respond in time for any number of reasons. They're trying to artificially reduce their huge waiting list via nefarious means, rather than tackling the systemic issues.</p><p>If you have been referred to <a href="https://tavistockandportman.nhs.uk/services/gender-identity-clinic-gic/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">this GIC</a> and haven't yet received an SMS text, or you have changed your mobile phone number or any other details, you can attempt to log in to the <a href="https://drdoctor.thirdparty.nhs.uk/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">main login portal</a> without the unique code.</p><p>Please note that you may not be able to log in to their portal without this third party having been sent your details. We'd <strong>highly</strong> recommend that if you've not yet received an SMS text and were referred between 2019 and 2021 that you <strong>urgently</strong> message both your NHS GP surgery <strong>and</strong> the GIC via email (gic@nhs.net) or <a href="https://tavistockandportman.nhs.uk/services/gender-identity-clinic-gic/#:%7E:text=Contact%20us-,0208%20938%207590,-gic%40nhs.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">phone number</a>.</p><p>Please spread this far and wide. People need to know about this, so they don't lose their place in the queue and have to be referred again 🥺</p><p>Lives could literally depend on this 😞</p><p><a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/NHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHS</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/NHSEngland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHSEngland</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/TransHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransHealthcare</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/TransLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransLivesMatter</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a>+ <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/TransLiberation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransLiberation</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/TransLiberationNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransLiberationNow</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/TransPeopleAreLoved" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransPeopleAreLoved</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHS</span></a> sets out plans to open six new <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/regional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regional</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/centres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>centres</span></a> for under-18s by #2026 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HealthSecretary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthSecretary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WesStreeting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WesStreeting</span></a>, who has made it clear that he no longer stands by his <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/statement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statement</span></a> that “<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a> are <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a>,” said he was pleased to be working with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NHSEngland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHSEngland</span></a> to help deliver care as soon (To help delay care as long) as possible. </p><p><a href="https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/08/07/nhs-england-gender-regional-centres/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thepinknews.com/2024/08/07/nhs</span><span class="invisible">-england-gender-regional-centres/</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Letdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Letdown</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/horrified" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horrified</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/disgusted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disgusted</span></a> - <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/parents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parents</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/young" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>young</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/people" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>people</span></a> respond to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NHSEngland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHSEngland</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/plans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plans</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/force" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>force</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/youth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>youth</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/medically" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medically</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/detransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>detransition</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Plans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plans</span></a> for "additional <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/support" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>support</span></a>" were <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/paired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paired</span></a> with an <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/informationgathering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>informationgathering</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/process" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>process</span></a>, which could lead to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/safeguarding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safeguarding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/referrals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>referrals</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TransKids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransKids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Tories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TERFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TERFS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Gatekeeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gatekeeping</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TERFIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TERFIsland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WorkingAsIntended" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorkingAsIntended</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/let-down-horrified-disgusted-parents-young-people-respond-wareham-fwude" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">linkedin.com/pulse/let-down-ho</span><span class="invisible">rrified-disgusted-parents-young-people-respond-wareham-fwude</span></a></p>
SleepyCatten<p>So, we were already fortunate enough to have the senior partner at our NHS England GP surgery agree to prescribe us micronised progesterone (Utrogestan) 100 mg capsules (1 capsule daily).</p><p>Please note that NHS gender identity clinics (GICs) will typically refuse to prescribe micronised progesterone themselves to trans patients.</p><p>Anyways, we had a follow up call with the senior partner just before lunch. We asked him to up the dosage to 200 mg daily... and he agreed without any issues 😲</p><p>We asked him if, while we had him on the phone, we could quickly discuss another sensitive matter. He agreed without any hesitation.</p><p>In short, we don't actively use our "down below" stuff often, so it's all gradually shrinking. That'd be fine in theory, except that the main type of vaginoplasty available basically requires you to have a certain amount of material available 🥺</p><p>As such, we asked if there were any meds he could prescribe to help us with, erm, "maintenance" 😅😳 The common ones are sildenafil (Viagra) or tadalafil (Cialis).</p><p>Again, rather surprisingly, he agreed to prescribe us 4x 50 mg sildenafil monthly to help with this 🤯</p><p>This really goes to show how helpful it can be to go directly to the GP surgery's practice manager and ask them to discuss trans matters directly with the senior partner(s), rather than going through the lottery of individual GPs.</p><p>Hope that this info helps someone :TransHeart:</p><p><a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/TransJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransJoy</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/HRT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HRT</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/GenderAffirmingCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenderAffirmingCare</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/progesterone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>progesterone</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/vaginoplasty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaginoplasty</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/TransFem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransFem</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/LGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBT</span></a>+ <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a>+ <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/LGBTQIA2S" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA2S</span></a>+ <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/NHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHS</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/NHSEngland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHSEngland</span></a></p>
SleepyCatten<p>While therapy is helping me process & deal with my own issues, it won't ever be able to undo the lack of <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/TransHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransHealthcare</span></a> by the <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/NHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHS</span></a>, particularly <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/NHSEngland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHSEngland</span></a> :FaceExhaling:</p><p>This is very much on my mind all the time right now, as I've got my 2nd appointment with the <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/EOEGS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EOEGS</span></a> in August 2023.</p><p>Keep in mind, this 2nd appointment is just to confirm the results of the 1st appointment back in November 2022 🤦♀️</p><p><a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/TransFem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransFem</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/TransWoman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransWoman</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a></p><p>1/</p>
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