Have I understood this correctly?

[Shufflebumnessie]

I'm sue to attend my local hospital for an internal ultrasound (transvaginal).
The accompanying information I've recieved states 'If you have a preference of the gender identity of the person responsible for performing the examination please let us know in advance so that we may be able to accommodate your request'.

If they're going by gender identity, does that mean even if I specifically request the examination is performed by a female medical practitioner, I could still end up with a male (who claims to be female)? Or have I misunderstood?

*due, not sue. Sorry.

Unfortunately, I don't think you have misunderstood.

Basically yes and it's happened before

I am sorry, but it appears that they have used "gender identity" deliberately. So yes, you could get a male who identifies as female. I am ashamed of what is going on in the NHS now.

No gender identity preference, any biological female will be fine.

I had a transvaginal.ultrasound done by a man. There was a woman in the room as well though so I was fine with it. Although I know some women wouldn't be

If it had just been me and him in the room I would have refused.

I’m not very good at medical appointments, that would easily be enough to make me thing twice about going for the scan. I’m sure I’m not alone in that so I wonder how many patients are missing essential appointments due to this kind of message.

I think you could put biological female and they would be treading on very thin ice if they ignore you because it's about consent. But yes, it sounds like they are using 'gender' to cover trans identified men. It might just be a thing that they've adopted as part of being Stonewalled without actually having anyone on their staff who identifies as the opposite sex.

Yes, specifying a gender, any gender, in fact, won't give you the smallest hint about what sex the person is.

Excellent response.

(I am waiting for a goady fucker to come along and tell us that they wouldn't give a toss blah blah blah).

You are correct, you could request a female and end up with a male who 'identifies as female'.

Personally I don't usually mind getting male health care practitioners, I have always found them to be courteous and professional and offer a chaperone. But I understand some women have a need to see a female practitioner, for many reasons. And I do object to those women potentially being treated by a man who likes to call himself a woman.

Does anyone know if the procedure ( any) is being carried out by a trans woman is a female chaperone still standard?

I would be completely up front with them. I am only comfortable with a biological female doing my procedure. I am not comfortable with a biological male doing my procedure. I am not comfortable with a natal male who identifies as female doing my procedure. I would be comfortable with a natal female who identifies as male doing my procedure.
Or whatever applies to you, OP. Spell it out so there's no possibility of them misunderstanding what's OK and not OK for you.
Bloody hell it's a minefield. Best of luck.

I have no issues with my male GP, or the male doctor who sutured my 2nd degree tear. I would be deeply uncomfortable with a man dressed in stereotypical female clothing, wearing make up and a wig, doing any kind of procedure, because I would immediately assume he was getting a kick out of humiliating me.

Sorry yes that was what I meant, you articulated the point better than I did.

I had this and the letter I had (I think) specified it was female staff. For the record I've always been Ok with male GPs, had a male doctor attend my first birth etc BUT I found this specific procedure particularly emotionally difficult for some reason & I would have hated a male to have been there.

You have not misunderstood. And yes it could be a male. Request a female clinician.

Sounds like you may be the same hospital as me! My GP specifies 'female biological sex staff only' in her referral letters for female patients for whom it's important now!

@AquaFurball has it right
'No gender identity preference, any biological female will be fine.'

I was assured of female staff for mine then I got a female actually doing the scan but a male chaperone - what's the point in that? She messed it up anyway then I had to go again and got two females.

Why? They aren't dressing like that for you. Your opinion about anything other than their job/standard of their work is irrelevant.

Perhaps you should start reading the articles and book by Debbie Hayton. A trans identified male who has is a self-confessed autogynephile. He fully admits that dressing in women's clothes is sexually arousing to him.

Similar to what one might call a transvestite in old money. Many men identify as AGP.

Likewise.

The difference between a male practitioner carrying out an invasive procedure on a consenting woman, and a TW practitioner in the same situation is that not only the woman patient has not connected to having a man perform an invasive procedure on her, but neither has she consented to performing in his roleplay.

not consented, not not connected.

It's not being a "goady fucker" to point out that medical professionals are just that - professional.