@Folkyfaery @DadTrans I'm going to guess it was driven by public awareness of the existences of the GIDS due to media exposure. It 'front loaded' the system - which may explain part of the dramatic slowing of the growth rate in the following years. But that is just a guess.
@Folkyfaery @DadTrans It is also worth noting this comment from the Tavistock & Portmant NHS Foundation Trust about referrals:
tavistockandportman.nhs.uk/about-us/news/…
tavistockandportman.nhs.uk/about-us/news/…
@Folkyfaery @DadTrans A good (full text) paper explaining the GIDS procedures, methods, and clients:
Butler G, De Graaf N, Wren B, et al
Assessment and support of children and adolescents with gender dysphoria
Archives of Disease in Childhood 2018;103:631-636.
adc.bmj.com/content/103/7/…
Butler G, De Graaf N, Wren B, et al
Assessment and support of children and adolescents with gender dysphoria
Archives of Disease in Childhood 2018;103:631-636.
adc.bmj.com/content/103/7/…
@Folkyfaery @DadTrans Note that it takes 6+ months and 4-6 sessions to even *diagnose* GD by their procedure. And that is *on top of* a 18 month+ waiting list after referral for the first session. Especially look at Figure 2 - they finally refer *less than half* of their referrals to endos.
