Here’s a breakdown of the steps we follow to set you up for treatment and how long you can expect each step to take:
Submit Your Treatment Recommendation Request Form as an Enrolling Member
Provide us with your personal details, medical history, wishes and preferences for your treatment within the form. We use this information to create a personal Treatment Recommendation for you. Once you submit all the required information, we start crafting your Treatment Recommendation.
- If you want us to refer you to an independent prescriber for your medication, we’ll share your Treatment Recommendation with them to create a prescription for you.
- If your GP/healthcare provider will be prescribing for you, you can take your Treatment Recommendation to them as it provides all of the information required to prescribe your treatment and monitor your health and progress.
One-Time Activation Fee and Subscription
First things first, become a GenderGP member by paying your one-time activation fee and setting up your subscription. It is the first and the easiest step to take.
Time It Takes: You can get it done immediately.
Consent Session
The next step is to schedule and complete your consent session.
For more information, check out our KB article: Types of Consent Sessions: IGS and Capacity to Consent
Time It Takes: Schedule and complete your consent session: Next Day to Two Weeks
Treatment Recommendation
After you’ve completed the consent session, fill the online form and generate your Treatment Recommendation.
You can refer your recommendation to an independent prescriber for a £20 fee:
- Tick the box on the form and pay the fee.
- Receive your prescription.
- If you opted for an electronic prescription, it’s likely to arrive the next working day.
- If you paid for a paper prescription, it should arrive within two weeks.
Read More: How long does it take to process a prescription request?, How long will I have to wait to receive my paper prescription?
Alternatively, you can take your Treatment Recommendation to your GP and they can use it as guidance to prescribe for you.
Time It Takes: Submit the form for your Treatment Recommendation and obtain your prescription: Next Day (for Electronic Prescriptions) to Up to Two Weeks (for Paper Prescriptions)
Overall Time Frame
The time duration from joining GenderGP to getting your medication depends on a combination of chance (i.e. whether appointments are available immediately for your consent session) and your preferences (i.e. if you want a paper prescription or a prescription through your GP).
If you’re able to complete your consent session quickly and choose to refer your Treatment Recommendation to an independent prescriber for an electronic prescription, you could have your medication in less than a week.
On the other hand, if it takes more time for you to complete your consent session and/or you opt for a paper prescription instead of electronic, it could take up to a month to get your medication.
Similarly, if you choose to take your Treatment Recommendation to your GP instead of referring it to an independent prescriber, that can also slow things down. The amount of time it takes to get your medication will depend entirely on your GP, as they will be the one prescribing.