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27th November 2022


I think [name removed]'s been great and I wish him well in his future role, like all trans people I'm just frustrated by the waiting lists and the slow pace of doing this via the NHS.

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The waiting list for things like SALT seem to be long, and the SALT appears to have been on leave since I started this process, but hasn't returned or even replaced, that I can see. Frustrating for us really that this takes so long, especially as I've been advised against going down certain private routes.

6th December 2022
Response from Danetre Hospital

Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry that the waits are long, which is a national issue. However, I have sent your comment about SALT to the service manager to review. Best wishes, Hugh Jones, Patient Experience Manager.

24th January 2023
Response from Danetre Hospital

Thank you for your comments. Both historically and presently, recruitment of Speech & Language Therapists into gender services nationally has been challenging, due to a dearth of SLT's expressing an interest in working in the field. NHFT GIC are currently on their second round of recruitment efforts to increase SLT capacity. The resident SLT has now returned from leave and is working their way through the backlog of referrals, which unfortunately is substantial in nature.

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