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NHS trans guidance- URGENT request for help!

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Watermonster · 08/12/2020 14:19

Several of us have spent over a year trying to get local NHS policy to consider the needs of women, not just males who identify as women, in setting policy about wards, recommending puberty blockers and breast binding to teenage girls etc.
As a result the local NHS CCG reluctantly carried out an Equality Impact assessment, which shows the trans guidance directly harms women and girls. Even the doctors wrote in to complain. The board want to pass it anyway, but have opened a public survey for feedback by 15th December.
PLEASE help us by responding - 1000s of women will be negatively affected by this .Here's the info you need-

copy of the Equality impact assessment to read

bnssgccg-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/attachments/govbody_1Dec20_item6.1.pdf

and the survey for comments

bnssgccg.nhs.uk/get-involved/surveys-and-consultations/engagement-equality-impact-assessment-supporting-trans-people-best-practice-guidance/

OP posts:
CuriousaboutSamphire · 08/12/2020 16:35

I get the deadline but not the specific issues, or intended audience.

I would love to help but, like many others, would like a hint...

Watermonster · 08/12/2020 16:31

Deadline 15th December!
The toolkit is not a Bristol NHS thing- the EIA was undertaken by various NHS CCG's jointly. Patient surveys referred to in EIA are national and as far as I know this feedback is not restricted.

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HecatesCatsInXmasHats · 08/12/2020 16:26

What are the problems with the policy OP?

Manderleyagain · 08/12/2020 16:17

Could you explain a bit more about this?
When is the deadline? Who is allowed to reply? Just people who live in the relevant area, or anyone?

DownWhichOfLate · 08/12/2020 14:38

Any chance you could summarise for us who want to help but don’t have much time?

Melroses · 08/12/2020 14:30

hokay Grin

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