diff --git a/app/forms/GICs.json b/app/forms/GICs.json
index 63c67e7..07a5b41 100644
--- a/app/forms/GICs.json
+++ b/app/forms/GICs.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"GICs": [["Wales", "Welsh Gender Service - Wait time (months): 15"], ["Scotland", "The Edinburgh Chalmers Gender Identity Clinic - Wait time (months): 23"], ["Y-Northern Ireland", "KOI (young people) - Wait time (months): 24"], ["England", "Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust The Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health - Wait time (months): 27"], ["Scotland", "Highland Gender Identity Service - Wait time (months): 29"], ["Scotland", "Grampian Gender Identity Clinic - Wait time (months): 34"], ["England", "Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Gender Identity Clinic - Wait time (months): 53"], ["Y-Scotland", "The Sandyford NHS Gender Identity Clinic (Young People) - Wait time (months): 58"], ["England", "Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Gender Identity Service - Wait time (months): 58"], ["England", "The\u00a0Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust: Gender Identity Clinic for Adults - Wait time (months): 61"], ["Scotland", "The Sandyford NHS Gender Identity Clinic (Adults) - Wait time (months): 65"], ["England", "Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust Gender Identity Service - Wait time (months): 65"], ["Northern Ireland", "Brackenburn Clinic Gender Identity Service - Wait time (months): 75"], ["England", "Devon Partnership NHS Trust West of England Specialist Gender Identity Clinic - Wait time (months): 88"], ["Y-England", "National Referral Support Service - Wait time: Unknown"], ["Y-Wales", "National Referral Support Service - Wait time: Unknown"]]}
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+{"GICs": [["Scotland", "The Edinburgh Chalmers Gender Identity Clinic - Wait time (months): 15"], ["Y-Northern Ireland", "KOI (young people) - Wait time (months): 24"], ["Wales", "Welsh Gender Service - Wait time (months): 25"], ["England", "Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust The Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health - Wait time (months): 26"], ["Scotland", "Highland Gender Identity Service - Wait time (months): 29"], ["Scotland", "Grampian Gender Identity Clinic - Wait time (months): 34"], ["England", "Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Gender Identity Clinic - Wait time (months): 57-69"], ["Y-Scotland", "The Sandyford NHS Gender Identity Clinic (Young People) - Wait time (months): 64"], ["England", "Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Gender Identity Service - Wait time (months): 64"], ["England", "Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust Gender Identity Service - Wait time (months): 65"], ["Scotland", "The Sandyford NHS Gender Identity Clinic (Adults) - Wait time (months): 71"], ["England", "Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust Northern Region\u00a0Gender Dysphoria Service - Wait time (months): 75"], ["England", "The\u00a0Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust: Gender Identity Clinic for Adults - Wait time (months): 79"], ["Northern Ireland", "Brackenburn Clinic Gender Identity Service - Wait time (months): 85"], ["England", "Devon Partnership NHS Trust West of England Specialist Gender Identity Clinic - Wait time (months): 99"], ["Y-England", "National Referral Support Service - Wait time: Unknown"], ["Y-Wales", "National Referral Support Service - Wait time: Unknown"]]}
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diff --git a/app/scripts/gics.py b/app/scripts/gics.py
index 808c015..a2efd06 100644
--- a/app/scripts/gics.py
+++ b/app/scripts/gics.py
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ async def on_ready():
 
 
 
-# Filter services not taking new referrals from GP/self
-invalid_services = ["London TransPlus", "The Northern Hub", "The Southern Hub", "for under 18s, coming soon", "Indigo Gender Service (New style clinic)"]
+# Filter services not taking new referrals from GP/self or limited access
+invalid_services = ["London TransPlus", "The Northern Hub", "The Southern Hub", "for under 18s, coming soon", "Indigo Gender Service (New style clinic)", "Sussex Gender Service (Pilot clinic)"]
 options = [gic for gic in options if all(service not in gic[1] for service in invalid_services)]
 # filter out < > from options
-options = [(country, re.sub(r'<|>', '', option)) for country, option in options]
+options = [(country, re.sub(r'<|>|\*', '', option)) for country, option in options]
 
 # Add NRSS or the very concise name: NATIONAL REFERRAL SUPPORT SERVICE FOR THE NHS GENDER INCONGRUENCE SERVICE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
 options.append(("Y-England", f"National Referral Support Service - Wait time: Unknown"))
@@ -92,10 +92,9 @@ async def on_ready():
 new_options = {"GICs": options}
 new_options = json.dumps(new_options)
 
-with open(path / 'forms' / 'GICs.json') as f:
+with open(path / 'forms' / 'GICs.json', encoding="utf-8") as f:
     old_options = json.loads(f.read())
 
-
 # Compare items with the same name in the diff
 old_options_dict = {item[1].split(" - ")[0]: item for item in old_options["GICs"]}
 new_options_dict = {item[1].split(" - ")[0]: item for item in json.loads(new_options)["GICs"]}