Gynocology provision at gp surgery- how is this ok?

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Need some advice as I’m going to be making a complaint and can’t get my head round it. Wondering if I’m missing something.

So I needed to see the gp for something that is a woman only issue down below. I requested a female GP with an interest in women’s health and explained why. All good. Was put on non emergency so had to wait 2 weeks for it and something else not gender specific,all still ok. Turned up to the appointment only to be told that she could see me for the other issue but the gynie issue would need a gynie appointment. It would have taken 2 minutes to check out and was not internal. I told her that I had already had to wait 2 weeks and struggled to get GP appointments that work round work. Just given a shrug and told to book with their gynie clinic. So I go to book only to be told it’s not running atm. So I ask why the gp I just saw who would be one of the GPs used for the gynie clinic couldn’t have just done the appointment How long I’d have to wait etc- shrug shrug.

So I complained to the practice manager. Have now had a text saying I have a GP gynie clinic appointment for the end of July!!!!! Which will be 2 months after requesting one.

So my anger with this is if I was a man and requesting an appointment for a male specific issue I’d be seen in the normal 2 week wait. How is making women jump through hoops and wait extra long to see the same GP for something specifically female anything other than sexist? I have asked around and it wasn’t just my bad luck. It is the surgery policy! My mother saw the GP I have just seen at the gynie clinic after a long wait !!😳

How is this ok ( maybe I’m missing something)and how do I formulate a complaint to PALs?

No she booked me in for a follow up GP appointment for the other condition in the normal 2 week time frame. I was told to go back to reception to book a gynie clinic appointment for the female related condition by the same GP who is one of the female ( with women’s health as an interest ) GPs who does the gynie clinic appointments 😖Would have been happy if she or they had just booked me in for a normal 2 week appointment for the “ gynie” issue (they previously dealt with in a GP appointment).When I went back to book it they said gynie clinic wasn’t even running and they were taking names for a waiting list. Why are women having to wait to see the same staff?