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Gender Clinic Wait: 5+ Years for Care
19 Dec
Summary
- Adult gender clinic patients face average 5-year, 7-month wait for first appointment.
- Review found inconsistent assessments and lack of data across England's nine clinics.
- Without improvements, some patients could wait 15 years for initial gender care.
Adults seeking gender-affirming care in England are experiencing unacceptable delays, with average wait times for an initial appointment stretching to five years and seven months. This lengthy delay was revealed in a review of the country's nine gender clinics.
The review, conducted by former medical director Dr. David Levy, identified critical shortcomings in the service. These include inconsistent patient assessments due to a lack of standardized policies across clinics and insufficient data collection on treatment outcomes.
If immediate improvements are not implemented, the report warns that some individuals might face wait times as long as 15 years for their first appointment, indicating a serious ongoing crisis in adult gender healthcare provision.
