CallingDannyBoy, I'm really, really hoping that in this instance the UK will learn from the US's mistakes (and Canada's too, I think - and Australia's?) and not go down the automatic affirmation route. Surely this is a huge medical scandal in the making? I think I read that patients at gender clinics are asked to sign some sort of disclaimer before they start treatment but can they really sign away all their rights so easily? Many of them have longstanding mental health issues and/or are on the autistic spectrum. Surely an HCP who neglects to take a detailed history and treat a patient accordingly is negligent, disclaimer or no disclaimer?
I wonder what the medical insurance schemes are thinking about this.