Thread by @stephenwhittle

1. @MForstater There are very good reasons for this
a) mid-2020 - 2022 no provision was made for TM grs. The Slough clinic was closed as NHS England had ‘concerns’ there was not enough space in ICU if there was a medical emergency
b) The clinicians (2 teams existed) ..,,

2. … had to rebid & eventually the service was re-opened in a Sth London Clinic - with no ICU. Any emergency means a patient would have to be driven through London to UCH, 45mins away
c) Consequently a third surgical team was recruited to try to clear a large backlog of …

3. … patients, many of whom were mid-surgery (grs for TM is complex & requires several procedures) & who had been waiting for years for their next surgical procedure.
d) The surgeons have been working flat out in an attempt to put a dent in the waiting list - even so…

4. … some TM have waited 6+ yrs to have procedures completed, which should be done within a year.
e) TM tend to transition in our teens-low 20s, 20 years younger on average than TW - so of course most are younger when starting their grs journey. …

5. … f) most will have waited 5 -6 years before grs surgery commences. There is no short cut on the NHS.
g) You need to mind your own business,
We know what we are doing
We have excellent & very skilled teams & we could do without ignorant grifters interfering in our lives

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