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Correcting information in referral

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Is it acceptable to write to the NHS autism service to correct information my GP sent in my referral? My name (I legally changed it a few months ago to the name I've used socially since birth), pronouns, phone number, and medications are incorrect on the letter the GP sent. The autism service has since written to me using the wrong name. It seems sensible to me to reply to correct my information but I'm often wrong about these things and do things that are considered inappropriate, so I thought I'd run it by you first.

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  • Absolutely, do it.  Pronouns and names are important. I was about to get my name changed, but then some life circumstances meant it had to be on hold for a while.  Luckily most people at work have accepted common use of my preferred name.  

    If you put the message politely, saying something "Unfortunately my GP records have not be updated with my name amd pronouns, please refer to me as X and by X pronouns. I am also now taking these medications..."

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  • Absolutely, do it.  Pronouns and names are important. I was about to get my name changed, but then some life circumstances meant it had to be on hold for a while.  Luckily most people at work have accepted common use of my preferred name.  

    If you put the message politely, saying something "Unfortunately my GP records have not be updated with my name amd pronouns, please refer to me as X and by X pronouns. I am also now taking these medications..."

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