UK — An
NHS Trust is to cut funding to gender transition as part
of a move to limit non-essential operations in the
area.
Hounslow Primary Care
Trust has announced that from April 2007, anyone seeking
NHS support for medical services such as gender
reassignment, tattoo removal, or breast enhancements will
have to pay for it.
It is hoped that the
change will mean a reduction in hospital waiting
times.
There will also be a
consultation on IVF treatment in the borough, The
Hounslow Guardian reports.
It is part of a wider
scheme by the NHS to scrap post-operation care after 6
weeks to save the service money. Instead it is suggested
that patients will visit their GP or a practise
nurse.
