Does anyone know If m2f transexuals (transgender) are eligible for free NHS wigs.?
I received a document from the NHS the other day saying I'm eligible for a list of free thing, prescription charges etc..
also on the list was free NHS wigs and support..
So today armed with this info I went to see my doctor,I explained that my name and gender has been changed to female, and as I'm bald I need to wear wigs all the time (as a bald woman would).. can she give me a prescription (showing her my document I received from the NHS)..
She had no idea and needs to look into it . but she agreed with my reasoning..
Has anyone come across this before? Toni..
Update............ more googling and it seems I need to be refered by my doctor to the hospital and they're the ones that give the prescription..
Though I need to have a hair problem to be refered.. and male pattern baldness is not a hospital problem.. although I'm female..
latest update ..... It seems that as I'm refered to the GIC they are my equivelent to a hair specialist..
So I'll have to wait for my appointment to see them.. and see what they to say .......... wait wait wait ..
