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There are seven adult Gender Identity Clinics (GICs) available in England. Patient’s have the right to choose which of the clinics they are referred to, no matter where they live (Interim NHS England Gender Dysphoria Protocol and Guideline 2013/14). The clinics are: The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, Gender Identity Clinic, London (formerly Charing

These factsheets have been prepared by members of the National LGB&T Partnership in collaboration with cliniQ, Mermaids, TransForum Manchester, with support from Public Health England. The Factsheets have the following objectives: To promote the health and wellbeing of trans people To provide trans people with basic information about key aspects of good health and wellbeing

Interim NHS England Gender Dysphoria Protocol and Guideline 2013/14 – CPAG Approved 12th July 2013 “In 2012/13, NHS England’s Clinical Reference Groups (CRGs) were asked to develop a number of draft service specifications and commissioning policies, to support the nationally consistent commissioning of specialised services across the country. These service specifications and commissioning policies were

Creating Employment Opportunities In Sefton, Merseyside, a volunteer project is helping transgender men and women become a valued part of the workforce, develop new skills and gain self-esteem. This helps to counteract depression and the many health issues associated with isolation, unemployment, poverty and poor housing. We hope that before long similar initiatives will spring

Royal College of Psychiatrists Good Practice Guidelines New Treatment Guidelines for Gender Dysphoria have been published by the British Medical Colleges. The provision of care for patients experiencing gender dysphoria is an excellent example of an area where multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary care is not only good practice but ensures that a wide choice of treatment

GIRES has prepared several publications for the Department of Health which can be found below. Guidance for GPs, other clinicians and health professionals on the care of gender variant people (PDF, 324KB) Gender variant (trans or transgender) people are relatively rarely seen in GP surgeries. Many GPs say that they lack the knowledge to treat those experiencing gender

A 16½ year old individual, who commenced the transition from a male to a female gender role, wrote separate letters to the two clinicians responsible for her care, shortly after being provided with medication to block the production of testosterone. Letter to a consultant paediatric endocrinologist Thank you for your letter dated 1 February and

A mother and father have prepared separate accounts of the atypical gender identity development that their twelve-year-old child has experienced. The Mother’s Story I moved from my birthplace in Yorkshire, to the South of England when I was 16 years old. At 20 I met my future husband. I was living in Sussex, working as

People who propose undergoing, are undergoing, or have undergone ‘gender reassignment’, are protected under the Equality Act 2010, from direct and indirect discrimination, harassment and victimisation. This protection does not depend on a person having had medical treatment. Others, perceived as, or associated with, transgender people, are also protected. The Human Rights Act 1998, also

Dr. Richard J. Curtis, The London Gender Clinic There is little written on this topic and no research. Having a hysterectomy/oöphorectomy involves an operation with attendant risks. Although it is a frequently performed procedure, it should not be underestimated in terms of the potential adverse consequences, and it has a significant effect on the workings of