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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Joseph Draper

Trans people let down by ‘extraordinarily long’ NHS waiting lists

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Transgender people are being let down by “extraordinarily long” NHS waiting lists, which are causing a “travesty” of self-harm and suicide, an inquest heard.

Alice Litman, 20, had been waiting to receive gender affirming healthcare for 1,023 days when she died on May 26 2022 in Brighton, the family said, ahead of her inquest which began on Monday.

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