1/11 Statement issued by Gloucestershire ICB yesterday - Monday 25th January 2025 - regarding Shared Care issues currently being experienced by some patients in parts of the county.
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11/11 please ask then to contact PALS using the words ‘Please Help Me’. It is vital that PALS can see the scale of challenge being faced by patients all over The Shire so that they can get the scope of the new service right.
10/11 If you know a gender dysphoria patient in Gloucestershire who is impacted by any of:
- GP issues on GIC referral.
- GP issues on prescriptions.
- GP issues on ongoing care such as blood tests for hormone levels.
- years long NHS Wait Lists for gender dysphoria patients.
8/11 This is so that we can support you on providing temporary arrangements for renewal of any medication. We will aim to update you in 4 weeks to time to advise on our progress with commissioning a new transgender, non-binary and intersex service in primary care for patients.
7/11 In the meantime, if you have any specific care needs, for example if you have run out of medication and you need a renewal of your prescription, we ask that you contact our PALS team with details of your medication and your preferred pharmacy for dispatching any medicines.
6/11 We hope to have this new service in place as soon as possible, but this is likely to take 6-8 weeks until we are able to secure some dedicated service provision.
5/11 Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is currently in the process of preparing a service specification to help us put in place appropriate service provision for patients, with staff who feel that they have the right skills, training and resources to meet your needs.
4/11 Unfortunately, there has been a lack of clear national guidance on how these support services should be provided. As you may personally be aware a number of GP practices say they are unable to support such patients as they do not have the right skills or resources to do so.
3/11 The management of transgender, non-binary and inter-sex patients in primary care is a more specialised service that is currently not part of the General Medical Services contract that sets out what each GP practice must provide for its registered population.
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- GP issues on GIC referral.
- GP issues on prescriptions.
- GP issues on ongoing care such as blood tests for hormone levels.
- years long NHS Wait Lists for gender dysphoria patients.
Freephone 0800 0151 548
Land-line 01452 566698
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