Rights and responsibilities in GP if gender-critical

insofar as possible I would drop the use of titles altogether as old fashioned

but I wouldn't suggest trying to make up a new one.

The OP doesn't say she's a GP though, just she's going to work in a GP practice. Could be an admin or HCA.

Gps have their own social networking forums so I don't believe this post is real

I'm not sure why you have leapt to that assumption. I have read the Cass report and have a firm grasp of biology. It's never been my role as a GP to make a diagnosis of gender dysphoria or refer patients directly to gender services or initiate puberty blockers or cross sex hormones, and it would be rude and beyond unhelpful if I were to pick fights over their identity in a medical consultation with trans identified patients who turned up in my consulting room looking for - and being fully entitled to - the same standard of care and courtesy anyone else would receive just because I haven't bought into gender ideology.

So you are happy to positively affirm gender ideology? Have you read the Cass review? Do you prescribe opposite sex hormones to these young women, or refer them on for mastectomies?

Really? I can’t recall any single time when a GP, or indeed any other HCP, has addressed me by my title. In the last, the receptionist would call out our names - ‘Freda Smith, Dr Bloggs will see you now’ or the doctor would come out and call my name ‘ Freda…’. Nowadays, my name comes up on the screen - Freda Smith Room 6 Dr Bloggs.

A lot of people asking about their responsibilities in the workplace lately. Does your GP practice have communal showers as well?

@Healthanon ir might be wise to ask this professional question of your trainee supervisor rather than a bunch of anonymous randomers on an internet forum.

you could log this as “reflective practice” in your CPD file, though. Assuming you, you know, reflect.

Some are salaried GPs rather than partners so that might affect it.
OP - can I suggest you read the GMC guidelines and perhaps ask this in doctors net.
As a patient, no GP has ever used my title so surely this shouldn't be an issue?

Trying to remember the last time anyone said a title out loud that wasn't Dr or royalty/lord/ lady etc.
And even the 'Dr' don't get their titles said at the gp. It's just first names...
Claudia (not my name) to room 2, please...

You get the picture.

Then full name and dob for other verification and their off for the misdiagnosis and the not listening to me...

Did you do your teaching hospital rotations yet?

Can't say I find it a problem. If someone wants us to use a title or pronouns that aren't the obvious sex based ones it's their responsibility to let the practice know, and if anyone makes a mistake the worst that might happen is that they'll be politely corrected. Providing optimal care to individual transgender patients (most of mine in recent years have been young transmen) and referring to them according to their chosen gender while being mindful of their biological sex has never been difficult.

It's still half term holiday, isn't it.

If I were a GP I'd be more concerned about the healthcare I gave my transgender patients.

But at least you won't be giving out puberty blockers like sweeties & I hope you are reserving hormone replacement therapy for women who need it, rather than men who want to ... well, I don't know what adult men want artificial cross-sex hormones for.

But save the HRT for women who need it.

I have several titles (earned & inherited), but my GP usually calls me by the formal (long) version of my Christian name.

Many GPs are salaried or locums and employed by a practice.

Astonishing isn't it?

Yes, GPs are self employed aren’t they? Independent contractors?

I wouldn't be happy with M. I would assume it was a mistake.
I find titles like Mr and Mrs quite old fashioned but they are necessary on medical letters. Because you don't put Dear Firstname, it's usually too informal. If people specify the title they wish to use then it's fine.

I am ferociously gender critical, I address my patients by the title they have indicated they prefer.
I am surprised you have an issue with that.

M is a title, but in French, and stands for Monsieur, so your female patients may not be too happy with you, unless they are transmen.

Would you write an addendum on every document/letter to explain to those not in the know (everyone else) that you have chosen to use 'M' as a title to avoid using gendered terms?

You can't use the letter M as a title. Because it isn't one, and it looks like you think their first name begins with an M. Confusing. Just use the title people put on their details because that's what they will want to be referred to as. If they don't have a title specified then the default is Miss or Mr based on their sex.

Or, bypass titles and use their name only. Or ask if they prefer Mrs X or their first name.

Are you concerned about using a female title as requested by a male patient (or vice versa)?

Do you write letter to refer patient to consultant which could say

Mrs Smith is a lovely lady who needs ...

And if the patient can read the letter, they would get upset if the pronouns are wrong.

Is that the situation?

Also what do you mean “will I get fired?” Fired by whom? Again, your apparent lack of basic information about how GPs are employed and regulated seems odd at best.