I have been thinking and discussing with a couple of my best friends this afternoon and it's now time to put the idea out there on how we can change how things work for anyone that is diagnosed as gender dysphoria.....
Instead of referring people to gender identity clinics why can't the clinics come to GP's surgeries have a specialist counsellor to keep in regular contact with patients but the original GD diagnosis be done by the specialist counsellor and GP together and then allowing the GP's to issue scripts for hormone therapy without the need to go to a GIC and reduce waiting times and save the NHS money the diagnosis and treatment could be done by both the GP and counsellor together along with the patient who is kept in the loop at all times and kept upto date with how things are progressing....as a result the GP can arrange regular blood tests to check on the hormone therapy and hormone levels and eat with any problems that could arise like reactions to medication,the GP could also arrange speech therapy for voice coaching and apply to the right departments for help with laser hair removal reducing the waiting times to be seen at the nearest GIC or the GIC a patient has been referred to in my case 2 Leeds and Sheffield,yes patients can be seen at the GIC but the assessment could be done by a specialist counsellor who could be mobile and have appointments at varies GP surgeries and cover an area like Leeds Bradford or Wakefield and see patients somewhere other than just at a GIC...
Questions and comments please
Instead of referring people to gender identity clinics why can't the clinics come to GP's surgeries have a specialist counsellor to keep in regular contact with patients but the original GD diagnosis be done by the specialist counsellor and GP together and then allowing the GP's to issue scripts for hormone therapy without the need to go to a GIC and reduce waiting times and save the NHS money the diagnosis and treatment could be done by both the GP and counsellor together along with the patient who is kept in the loop at all times and kept upto date with how things are progressing....as a result the GP can arrange regular blood tests to check on the hormone therapy and hormone levels and eat with any problems that could arise like reactions to medication,the GP could also arrange speech therapy for voice coaching and apply to the right departments for help with laser hair removal reducing the waiting times to be seen at the nearest GIC or the GIC a patient has been referred to in my case 2 Leeds and Sheffield,yes patients can be seen at the GIC but the assessment could be done by a specialist counsellor who could be mobile and have appointments at varies GP surgeries and cover an area like Leeds Bradford or Wakefield and see patients somewhere other than just at a GIC...
Questions and comments please
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