NHS Grampian doubling down - survey, please complete

[Bennachie]

It seems NHS Grampian are planning to double down on their pushing of trans. Please complete their survey of their plan to focus on trans for the next four years under the PSED plan. They throw in women too but only record ‘gender’ and part of their trans actions if ensuring gender is changed in their records.

https://www.nhsgrampian.org/equality-outcomes-2025-2029-consultation

Thanks for the link, have filled in. Absolutely incredible that they have gone public with such a shockingly poor set of outcomes. It's clear where they spent all their time and effort - trans trans trans! Worth noting that according to the census there were 1877 trans people in total in Grampian health board area, 0.3% of population. Even fewer gypsy travellers (487 people) and yet virtually the whole document is about these two groups.

I just filled it in too. Agree with @ghostofadog , it’s appalling. It has special focuses on trans and the travelling community. No sign of monitoring.

On the plus side there are free text boxes.

It needn’t take too long to complete.

Done.

Didn’t do the questionaire but made a few comments also noting that mental health was largely not mentioned in the equalities section, but I didn’t read it all to be fair.

It rather gives the game away as to what these organisations consider as ‘diversity’ and ‘equality’

What a terrible questionnaire.

I've asked them about their definitions, about how they'll manage requests for access to their "woman's group" from trans and non-binary people (trans with and without GRCs), and if they're planning to use self identification into the protected characteristic what risk assessments and impact evaluations they've done to ensure this doesn't affect their aims.

Also about whether they intend to record gender and sex, and if not how are they going to assure the safety of trans and non-binary people and what risk/impact assessments they've carried out to ensure no harm is done if sex is deliberately or mistakenly misreported/concealed by patients.

If they're intending to not record sex, how are they ensuring there is no financial/administrative burden in asking unnecessary questions repeatedly about pregnancy (for example) in populations where that's not a possibility (ie men, mostly unambiguously male), and what risk/impact assessments have they done on populations vulnerable to unclear language, eg ESL, learning disabilities, dementia.

Similar questions re: women's health - how will they ensure appropriate inclusion of gender diverse females and if answer is gender neutral language, what risk/impact assessments have been done on groups vulnerable to unclear language.

I suspect the answer is no impact/risk assessment outside that very small community of interest.

My mother is in Australia (and a former nurse) and she is about to have a hysteroscopy. I said to her; 'Make sure you insist on pain relief' and she said wtaf? They are done by GA of course. What the heck am I talking about.

But some of the stories I have told her about medical services in the Uk result in shock and disgust.