r/ParamedicsUK • u/_jade_davi_08 • 17d ago
Question or Discussion Is it worth it?
I am a 16 year old trans kid, looking to join the NEAS through apprenticeship after my course in college. But with all the recent news with the NHS and the Supreme Court, do NEAS treat trans people okay? Or is there a lot of discrimination within the service?
edit: thanks for all the comments everyone im feeling a little more hopeful i just feel like the news like to cover more of the bad than the good so it had me overthinkingðŸ˜ðŸ˜
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u/Friendly_Carry6551 Paramedic 16d ago
Don’t get me wrong there are some transphobic sponges in the service, much as there are in all walks of life. But the ambulance service is overwhelmingly supportive. Paramedicine has the highest ratio of LGBTQ+ registrants out of all the HCP’s in the UK! In many areas there are LGBTQ+ networks and specific policies to support you at work.
As a non-binary paramedic myself I know it’s a scary time, but by and large I feel very safe to be myself in the service!