Responding to the Department of Health and Social Care’s proposed changes to the NHS Constitution for England, Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation said: “The NHS Constitution is a vital resource setting out the principles and values that govern the NHS and what patients, staff and the wider public can expect to receive from the health
Read More ...Fumble has launched a new and transformative content series – co-created with trans+ youth, for trans+ youth: “Am I trans?” Translating sex, identity & relationships. In September 2023, Fumble surveyed over 300 trans+ and non-binary young people. They wanted to know what content they could create to support them with their relationships, identity and health.
Read More ...10th April 2024 The Cass Review: Final Report The Independent Review of gender identity services for children and young people has published its final report and recommendations. GIRES Statement following the publication of the CASS Report Based on the peer-reviewed evidence published in reputable academic articles and the guidance published by the Endocrine Society and
Read More ...Consultation document: Guidance_for_schools_and_colleges_gender_questioning_children_consultation_document GIRES Submission: Response to HM Governments Schools Guidance PDF (211KB)
Read More ...NHS England’s consultation on an interim service specification for services for children and young people with gender dysphoria has now closed. Next steps NHS England will now be reviewing and analysing responses and a report summarising all the feedback they have received will be published in early 2023 on their website below alongside the final
Read More ...The information on this post is here to provide you with updated information from the UK about how to access services, information and clinical advice regarding gender identity treatment. Gender Identity Services NHS Gender Identity Clinics Addtional information which you may find helpful https://genderkit.org.uk/ https://gic.nhs.uk/gp-support/updates-on-physical-interventions/ https://www.nottsapc.nhs.uk/media/1749/masculinising-hormones-information-sheet.pdf hormone-treatment-feminine-v1.0.pdf (gic.nhs.uk Ongoing Hormone Management – transfeminine (gic.nhs.uk)
Read More ...East Dundee, Illinois – Following five-years of rigorous scientific effort by more than 120 health care clinical and academic professionals across the globe, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) has released the Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8 (SOC8). Building upon the Standards of Care
Read More ...Two important learning resources are now available on the experiences of trans and gender diverse young people and of their parents and carers. This material is based on research conducted by the University of Oxford and funded by the National Institute for Health Research: https://healthtalk.org/Experiences-of-trans-and-gender-diverse-young-people/overview https://healthtalk.org/Experiences-of-parents-and-carers-of-young-trans-and-gender-diverse-people/overview These resources are dedicated to Terry Reed, a member
Read More ...GIRES welcomes the review by Dr Hilary Cass and broadly supports her findings. We look forward to continuing to support and help her inquiry to a final conclusion. The Cass Review – Interim Report – Final (6195 KB)
Read More ...Sexual Assault Support in Kent, Surrey and Sussex KSS (Kent, Surrey and Sussex) each have their own SARC (Sexual Assault Referral Centre). These centres offer confidential, specialist, medical and emotional support to anyone who has been raped, sexually assaulted, or abused, regardless of when the assault happened. If you’ve been assaulted in Kent, Surrey, or
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