NHS Policy Audit - working party -Thread #3

Fabulous thank you. In that case I award you Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. Thank you

Thank you but we are just about done on the SE now, I reallocated yours when I didn't hear from you. Hopefully you will be able to help with the next region?

IGNORE ME! My brain is melting in the heat.

I meant SW!

I thought SE was the region we're currently doing?

Dropping in to say I've been feeling guilty on a daily basis about the ones I've not done yet - they will be finished by COP Friday I absolutely promise 😞

Hi @FarriersGirl, I have just submitted Dartford and Gravesham so I'm ready for another one 😀

My favourite today: it is important to take into account that immediately post-operatively, or while unconscious for any reason, those trans women who usually wear wigs, are unlikely to wear them in these circumstances, and may be 'read' incorrectly as men. Extra care is therefore required so that their privacy and dignity as women are appropriately ensured.

Well, indeed, but shhhh, no one’s supposed to know that!

Typo? That's the mission - innit?

Also, I wanted to share this little typo I found in Bradford Teaching Hospitals' Trans Equality policy. See if you can spot it (you may need to click to see the whole image, once it uploads):

Are we all feeling strong? Could we face tackling the South East (including Brighton and Hove)?

@KnottyAuty @TwoLoonsAndASprout I have reallocated all the trusts from the SE and we will probably complete them in a couple of days. What region do you want to do next?

That would be great 😀Could you have a look at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, I was just about to start it but that will enable me to do a different one. You did a good job with the first one - info is often incomplete but we can only do our best with the info available.

At the risk of lowering the tone even more, the TRA “literature” really only recognises fuckable holes.

@FarriersGirl I'm ready to do another one, if you have any feedback from the first one (Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare) just let me know!

Fun example of of going beyond the law from Portsmouth University NHS Trust
TRANS SUPPORT POLICY FOR STAFF:
"We recognise that the current legislation is limited in that it does not provide clear protection against discrimination for non binary individuals. However, we intend to be inclusive of non-binary and gender non conforming individuals, as they may wish to take steps to express their gender identity in the workplace."

"We have zero tolerance to any transphobic behaviour or harassment, bullying or discrimination on the grounds of gender identity or gender expression."

""Individuals can use toilets or changing facilities they are comfortable using with or without a Gender Recognition Certificate."

Apart from being incorrect, it is dehumanising pornified language, just the sort of language a man with paraphilia’s might use.

Also, “front hole” 🤮

This is vulgar. If they must use a euphemism say that "you might call it your fanny" (or whatever terms are commonly used elsewhere.)

Thank you - University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is the last acute trust on the list. Then we have just 3 community and mental health trusts, if you can pick up Surrey and Borders Partnership Trust I will get the other 2 done asap

I’m up for giving it a go - two more is possible, if challenging, at any rate

Sorry, got it wrong - if we’re thinking by the end of the tribunal, that’s 5 weeks - tribunal is scheduled to be two weeks, correct?

We’ve done EoE, London, Midlands, NE&Y, and we’re nearly finished the SE (plus we started with Scotland). So that leaves NW and SW. I think! I don’t know how Ermine’s FOIs in Wales are going, but I imagine we need to wait a bit on those.

I think it might be a bit ambitious to get two more regions done in three weeks - not impossible, given how fast you guys work, but ambitious.

Does anyone know how many more regions there are still to do? Thinking about @KnottyAuty's question whether we can complete all before the end of Sandie part 2.

FWIW, I should have lots of time available for this in the timeframe but I don't have a good sense of how much still needs to be done.

I guess if the Welsh FOI's aren't coming back we can call that out and treat separately

It is for YellowRoom. But if you can take Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust that would be great.