TG equality in healthcare
My workplace (an NHS Trust) is currently carrying out a public consultation on "gender equality", with the aim of producing a Gender Equality Scheme. This scheme will explain how my organisation intends to "eliminate unlawful discrimination and harassment on the grounds of gender or sexual orientation", and "promote equality of opportunity between men, women and transgender people".
I'm helping to get a questionnaire to the public in electronic form, and the bit that caught my eye was several specific mentions of transgender, so I thought I'd throw one of the questions open to you:
If you're a transgendered user of the NHS in the UK, what are the main issues that in your opinion need to be addressed by UK hospitals, and what would you like to see done about them?
If I get some responses, and they're relevant to my particular organisation, I'll make sure that they get included with the consultancy process. Hopefully we'll be able to positively influence my Trust's future policies towards - and services for - TG folk.
I'm helping to get a questionnaire to the public in electronic form, and the bit that caught my eye was several specific mentions of transgender, so I thought I'd throw one of the questions open to you:
If you're a transgendered user of the NHS in the UK, what are the main issues that in your opinion need to be addressed by UK hospitals, and what would you like to see done about them?
If I get some responses, and they're relevant to my particular organisation, I'll make sure that they get included with the consultancy process. Hopefully we'll be able to positively influence my Trust's future policies towards - and services for - TG folk.
Stuff i could see as being a potential set of problems would be things like addressing someone with the appropriate title ( Mr,Mrs,Ms etc) for the gender they seem to be adopting at any given time, or with those of us whose voices are a little deeper than the average woman's any phone conversations could be a little difficult if staff are not aware of tg issues, just on an identity type front, appart from the obvious potential embarressment.
I'll stop now as this is turning into a long comment :).......
Paula
I havent been to work as Connie but have gone out on social events in girl mode and have had no problems at all.
Everyone is fine and open with it.
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