Protocols and policies regarding the care of transgender people
Dear NHS North Cumbria Clinical Commissioning Group,
My name is Cleo Madeleine writing on behalf of GenderGP.
This request relates to equality and diversity policies in your CCG, particularly in regards to transgender healthcare.
What is your local policy on the following:
1) Equality, diversity and inclusion for staff
2) Equality, diversity and inclusion for patients
3) Provision of transgender related healthcare for children
4) Provision of transgender related healthcare for adolescents
5) Provision of transgender related healthcare for adults
6) Capacity and consent to treatment for young people
7) Supplementing NHS care with private care
Yours faithfully,
GenderGP
Ref: CF1986
Sent by email to: [1][FOI #761671 email]
Dear GenderGP
Thank you for your request for information about Protocols and policies
regarding the care of transgender people
Your request was received on 2 June 2021 and we are dealing with it under
the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, we
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Dear Cleo
Please see our response to your Freedom of Information request attached.
Kind regards
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Parkhouse Building, Baron Way, [4]cid:image003.jpg@01D68CE6.300ACFF0
Kingmoor Park
Carlisle, Cumbria, CA6 4SJ
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are addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are those of the author
and do no represent the views of NHS North Cumbria CCG unless otherwise
explicitly stated. The information contained in this email may be subject
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