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Dear S Bradshaw

Your request for information, as detailed in your email below, has been
handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).  Please find
below our response: 

Question:  Please provide the average (mean) time in weeks between
treatment or assessment appointments for patients who received a follow-up
appointment (i.e. appointment other than an initial appointment) between
1st April to 31st August 2023 inclusive

Response:  The following data shows average (mean) time between 1^st and
2^nd appointments at our adult Gender Identity Clinic (GIC):

The intervening period between initial and 2^nd appointments based on 2^nd
appointment taking place between 1^st April  2023 and 31^st August 2023
was:

311.86 days or 44.55 weeks

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From: S Bradshaw <[FOI #1027876 email]>
Sent: 17 September 2023 15:51
To: Freedom of Information Requests <[Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Gender services - Tavistock and
Portman NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust,

I am writing to request information under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act (2000). My enquiry relates to the adult Gender Identity
Clinic.

Please provide the average (mean) time in weeks between treatment or
assessment appointments for patients who received a follow-up appointment
(i.e. appointment other than an initial appointment) between 1st April to
31st August 2023 inclusive.

Yours faithfully,
S Bradshaw

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