NHS exec calls for 'fundamental debate' on trans services as backlogs spiral out of controlhttp://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/09/08/nhs-exec-calls-for-fundamental-debate-on-trans-services-as-backlogs-spiral-out-of-control/Pink News/by Nick Duffy 09/08/2015
"The Chief Exec of an NHS Trust has called for a "fundamental debate" on the future capacity on gender identity services for trans people – as an influx of people seeking treatments leaves to backlogs of several years.
Despite an NHS England target that all patients should be seen within 18 weeks, gender services across the country have been under increasing strain – with a leading NHS gender surgeon warning last year that gender identity backlogs are 'spiralling out of control as the number of referrals outstrips the number of possible appointments."
