The protocol sets out the treatment pathway from initial enquiry to completion and enables the patient to have a say in decisions about their healthcare.
Any treatment for gender dysphoria in Scotland should follow the protocol.
Many GP practices in Grampian are faced with unmanageable workloads coupled with a rapidly shrinking and exhausted workforce. The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a vast backlog of care which is so far largely unmeasured in General Practice. It is exerting increasing pressure on a wider system that is already at breaking point.
The protocol sets out the treatment pathway from initial enquiry to completion and enables the patient to have a say in decisions about their healthcare.
Any treatment for gender dysphoria in Scotland should follow the protocol.