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The National LGB&T Partnership has today published Out Loud: LGBT Voices in Health and Social Care, a narrative account of LGBT needs. Published in collaboration with National Voices, and developed through working with diverse LGBT communities, the set of narrative statements published in this document explain that lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people want high

The Care Quality Commission has published the report of its inspection of the London Gender Identity Clinic on the 19th and 20th of January 2016. You can view and download the report from the CQC website by clicking the link shown below. http://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/new_reports/AAAF3196.pdf

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has issued the following advice with regard to travel to the USA: “LGBT travellers may be affected by legislation passed recently in the states of North Carolina and Mississippi.” The information can be view on the page linked below: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/usa/local-laws-and-customs For other parts of the world where LGBT travellers

Inclusive care of trans and non-binary patients This guidance , written by the BMA, aims to explain first steps and best practice in providing a supportive service to transgender, trans and non-binary patients, including patients who present with gender incongruence and/or dysphoria. The guidance may be viewed at: http://www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/28851.asp Trans healthcare Every patient has the

The Care Quality Inspection has scheduled an inspection of University College London Hospital (UCLH) from 8th to 11th March 2016. UCLH is the subcontracted provider of endocrinological treatments to the young patients of the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. The Parliamentary Women and Equalities Select Committee, chaired

The International Olympic Committee has updated its guidelines on the inclusion of trans people in elite sports, in line with current scientific, social and legal attitudes on transgender issues. The following is the advice of the medical and scientific commission, and should be regarded as recommendations, rather than rules or regulations for international sports federations

A new online guide for supporting trans patients in GP surgeries has been launched by NHS Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). According to estimates, at least 2,760 trans people live in the city, with many more coming here to study and work. The guide’s introduction follows a recent Parliamentary inquiry into Transgender Equality

New Trans Advocacy Service for Brighton and Hove MindOut and Healthwatch Brighton and Hove are delighted to announce a new partnership to set up the city’s first Trans Advocacy Service. Jointly funded by Brighton & Hove Clinical Commissioning Group and Brighton and Hove City Council, the service will provide person-centred advocacy support for Trans communities

The Transgender Equality Report has been published by the Women and Equalities Committee with many recommendations for improvements: Committee Chair Maria Miller said: “The committee took evidence on a very wide range of issues. As well as health, equality and criminal justice, we looked at education, data protection, service provision, official documents, sport – and

New guidelines for physicians to enable them to increase their knowledge and sensitivity towards transgender people and the unique health issues they face have been approved by the World Medical Association. At its annual General Assembly in Moscow, the WMA emphasised that everyone has the right to determine their own gender and that gender incongruence