23-24309 GIC: Waiting Times & Funding
Reference: 23-24309
Date response sent: 03/11/2023
Details of enquiry
- How many people were on your waiting list at the beginning of each financial year from 2012/13 to 2022/23?
- How many people had progressed beyond a first appointment on the treatment pathway by the start of each financial year from 2012/13 to 2022/23?
- How much funding was allocated to your clinic by NHS England/the Department of Health per financial year from 2012/13 to 2022/23?
Response sent
- How many people were on your waiting list at the beginning of each financial year from 2012/13 to 2022/23?
This Trust does not hold GIC data prior to 1 April 2017, which was when the service transferred from the West London NHS Mental Health Trust to the Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust. You may wish to request pre April 2017 data on the GIC via a separate request to the service’s previous host – West London Mental Health Trust (WLMHT). Their Freedom of Information Team can be reached via foi@wlmht.nhs.uk
| No. of GIC patients on waiting list for a 1st appointment | |
| At year start (per financial year) ie on 1st April | No. of people waiting |
| 2017/18 | 2,363 |
| 2018/19 | 3,450 |
| 2019/20 | 5,405 |
| 2020/21 | 7,025 |
| 2021/22 | 8,841 |
| 2022/23 | 11,326 |
- How many people had progressed beyond a first appointment on the treatment pathway by the start of each financial year from 2012/13 to 2022/23?
| Number of patients open at the beginning of the financial year who had attended a second or more appointments | |
| At year start (per financial year) ie on 1st April | No. of people waiting |
| 2017/18 | 1,656 |
| 2018/19 | 3,170 |
| 2019/20 | 3,924 |
| 2020/21 | 4,288 |
| 2021/22 | 4,787 |
| 2022/23 | 4,882 |
Note: At NHSE’s requests, the GIC has been prioritising surgical update assessments, which are beyond the scope of the initial appointments.
These are booked when a patient reaches the top of the waiting list for their surgical pathway, and only if their last formal assessment of consent and suitability for gender reassignment surgery was more than 2 years ago.
- How much funding was allocated to your clinic by NHS England/the Department of Health per financial year from 2012/13 to 2022/23?
| Funding allocation per financial year | Budget per fiscal year |
| 2017/18 | £3,841,387 |
| 2018/19 | £4,504,257 |
| 2019/20 | £4,810,363 |
| 2020/21 | £5,922,839 |
| 2021/22 | £5,952,453 |
| 2022/23 | £6,749,000 |