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Dear Tammy

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: 

1.     What was the most recent date that GIDS (Gender Identity
Development Service) sent an invitation letter to an individual inviting
them to a first appointment?

2^nd May 2023 – this was for a rescheduled first appointment following
previous missed first appointments that were booked.

2.     How many first GIDS appointments have been offered since July 2022?

Please note that the GIDS service is being decommissioned and no longer
manages the waiting list, which was subject to a phased transfer to NHS
England. This is reflected in the gradual reducing of first appointments
offered, as indicated in the table below.  GIDS continues to work with
existing patients until further notice.

·         From July 2021 GIDS referrals from General Practitioners and
other non-CAMHS/paediatric referrers have been handled by Arden and GEM
CSU on behalf of NHS England

·         From October 2022 all new referrals from any referrer were
redirected to Arden & GEM CSU.

·        From 23 March 2023 the whole GIDS waiting list and all new
referrals are being managed by Arden and GEM.

NHSE/I are the data controllers for the AGEM Referral Hub.  Should you
wish to contact them directly to learn more about the referrals/waiting
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From: Tammy Hymas <[4][FOI #1003183 email]>
Sent: 13 July 2023 15:21
To: Freedom of Information Requests <[5][Tavistock and Portman NHS
Foundation Trust request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Waiting Times - Gender Dysphoria
Services for Children and Young People

Dear Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust,

1. What was the most recent date that GIDS (Gender Identity Development
Service) sent an invitation letter to an individual inviting them to a
first appointment?

2. How many first GIDS appointments have been offered since July 2022?

3. What are the total number of first assessment appointments being
offered by GIDS at the Tavistock in each of the months between July 2022
and May 2023. If it is not possible to supply the information in this
format within the the available budget for processing FOIs, please instead
supply any information you hold about the distribution of first assessment
appointments since July 2022.

Yours faithfully,

Tammy Hymas

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