The picture pained by Barnes, based on her interviews with former Tavistock staff, is of exponential growth in referrals, a complete change in the demographic, and a leadership team seemingly unable to manage the risks for this new client group. It seems the previous head, Domenico Di Ceglie should have heeded the warning which did, in fact, make him laugh. The NHS had commissioned G.I.D.s to provide a national service and referrals were increasing at unprecedented rates. Bernadette Wren also joined during this period as did many new staff as the operations of the clinic expanded. The clinic had entered a new era now that Dr Polly Carmichael had taken over the helm. I will cover chapters five and 6 in this piece. I am writing this series as I make my way through the book. This is a ground breaking book even after all the media coverage about the Tavistock.I think I have written about twenty pieces about the U.K’s main Gender Identity Service but I still finding this an absorbing read and learning things I didn’t know.
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