Gender Dysphoria Services - Waiting Times for Children and Young People
Dear Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit,
1. How many children and young people are currently being held on the NHS England Arden and GEM CSU national waiting list for gender dysphoria services as of 13th July 2023?
2. How many patients currently held on the Arden and GEM CSU national waiting list for gender dysphoria service for children and young people have been waiting for longer than a) 230 weeks b) 200 weeks c)150 weeks d) 100 weeks since their referral was accepted? If it is not possible to supply the information in this format within the available budget for processing FOIs, please instead supply any information you hold about the distribution of wait times.
3. What is the earliest date that an individual currently being held on the Arden and GEM CSU national waiting list for gender dysphoria services for children and young people had their referral accepted?
4. What is the average (mean) waiting time in weeks since their referral was accepted for individuals on Arden and GEM CSU’s national waiting list for children and young people’s gender dysphoria services?
5. Please provide copies of documents which outline criteria for the decision whether to accept, reject or request further information regarding a referral
Yours faithfully,
Tammy Hymas
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You made the following request:
“Dear Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit,
1. How many children and young people are currently being held on the NHS
England Arden and GEM CSU national waiting list for gender dysphoria
services as of 13th July 2023?
2. How many patients currently held on the Arden and GEM CSU national
waiting list for gender dysphoria service for children and young people
have been waiting for longer than a) 230 weeks b) 200 weeks c)150 weeks d)
100 weeks since their referral was accepted? If it is not possible to
supply the information in this format within the available budget for
processing FOIs, please instead supply any information you hold about the
distribution of wait times.
3. What is the earliest date that an individual currently being held on
the Arden and GEM CSU national waiting list for gender dysphoria services
for children and young people had their referral accepted?
4. What is the average (mean) waiting time in weeks since their referral
was accepted for individuals on Arden and GEM CSU’s national waiting list
for children and young people’s gender dysphoria services?
5. Please provide copies of documents which outline criteria for the
decision whether to accept, reject or request further information
regarding a referral”
Decision
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Please see our response listed below and attached.
1. 7902
2. a) 230 weeks 21
b) 200 weeks 327
c)150 weeks 1053
d) 100 weeks 2524
3. 30 August 2018
4. 84 weeks
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