NHS Gender Identity Clinics
England
Listed below are the adult Gender Identity Clinics (GICs) 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).
There is only one service available at this time for those that are under 17: Tavistock Gender Identity Development Service, London (some satellite clinics run at the Exeter and Leeds clinics). Partial easement of the restriction on treatment to suppress puberty
Further information along with a useful selection of other information around transgender issues can be found on the NHS Choices website.
TransPlus
56 Dean Street
London W1D 6AQ
Telephone: 020 3315 9576
Email: chelwest.transplusinfo@nhs.net
Website: https://www.wearetransplus.co.uk/
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, Gender Identity Clinic, London (formerly Charing Cross)
Gender Identity Clinic for Adults
179 – 183 Fulham Palace Road
London
W6 8QZ
Telephone: 0208 938 7590
Website: https://gic.nhs.uk
Leeds Gender Identity Clinic, Leeds
Management Suite
1st floor
Newsam Centre
Seacroft Hospital
York Road
Leeds
LS14 6WB
Telephone: 0113 855 6346
Fax: 0113 855 6483
Email: gid.lypft@nhs.net
Website: https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/our-services/gender-identity-service/
Northampton Gender Identity Clinic, Daventry
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Danetre Hospital
London Road
Daventry
Northants
NN11 4DY
Telephone: 03000 272858
Email: genderclinic@nhft.nhs.uk
Website: http://www.nhft.nhs.uk/gic
Inddigo Gender Service, Manchester
City Health Centre
2nd Floor Boots The Chemist
32 Market Street
Manchester, M1 1PL
Telephone: 0161 710 1196
Email: hello@indigogenderservice.uk
Website: https://indigogenderservice.uk/
Northern Region Gender Dysphoria Service, Newcastle
Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Northern Region Gender Dysphoria Service
Benfield House
Walkergate Park
Benfield Road
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE6 4QD
Telephone: 0191 287 6130
Email: NRGDS@ntw.nhs.uk
Website:https://www.cntw.nhs.uk/services/northern-region-gender-dysphoria-service-specialist-service-walkergate-park/
The Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health
The Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health,
12 Broad Street,
Nottingham,
Nottinghamshire,
NG1 3AL
Telephone: 0115 876 0160
Email: not-tr.gender-services@nhs.net
Website: https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/nottingham-centre-for-transgender-health
Porterbrook Clinic Gender Identity Service, Sheffield
Porterbrook Clinic
Michael Carlisle Centre
Nether Edge Hospital
75 Osborne Road
Sheffield
S11 9BF
Telephone 0114 271 6671
Fax: 0114 271 8693
Email: porterbrook@shsc.nhs.uk
Website: https://www.shsc.nhs.uk/services/gender-identity-clinic
The Laurels Gender Identity Clinic, Exeter
The West of England Specialist Gender Identity Clinic
The Laurels
11-15 Dix’s Field
Exeter
EX1 1QA
Telephone: 01392 677077
Email: dpn-tr.TheLaurels@nhs.net
Website: https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/our-services/gender-identity
The Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation
For those who are under the age of 17 there is the Tavistock and Portman Gender Identity Development Service which is based in London but also has a satelite clinic in Leeds.
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust Service for children and young people with gender identity issues.
GIDS
Tavistock and Portman
NHS Foundation Trust
120 Belsize Lane
London
NW3 5BA
Telephone: 020 8938 2030/1
Email: gids@tavi-port.nhs.uk
Website: NHS official page and http://gids.nhs.uk/
Scotland
National Gender Identity Clinical Network for Scotland
The gender specialist clinics in NHS Scotland are detailed below. Referrals can be made to these clinics to explore with the service user the options available to them. Please note that Grampian and Edinburgh do not accept self-referral; referrals should be made via GP (or other health professional).
Website: https://www.ngicns.scot.nhs.uk/gender-identity-clinics/
Sandyford Clinic, Glasgow
Adult and Young Peoples Clinic
6 Sandyford Place,
Sauchiehall Street,
Glasgow, G3 7NB
Sandyford accepts GP and self-referrals.
Telephone: 0141 211 8130
Email: sandyford@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Website: https://www.sandyford.scot/parents-sandyford/secondary/gender-identity/
Lothian Gender Identity Clinic
Chalmers Gender Identity Clinic,
2A Chalmers Street,
Edinburgh, EH3 9ES
GP referrals accepted for service users residing within NHS Lothian, NHS Borders and NHS Fife areas.
Telephone: 0131 536 1570
Website: https://www.lothiansexualhealth.scot/gender-identity-clinic/
Highlands Gender Identity Clinic
Zone 14, Clinic 1
Raigmore Hospital
Old Perth Road,
Inverness IV2 3UJ
Telephone: 01463 888300
Website: http://www.highlandsexualhealth.co.uk/services/gender-identity
Grampian Gender Identity Clinic
Royal Cornhill Hospital,
Cornhill Road,
Aberdeen, AB25 2ZH
GP referrals accepted for service users residing within Grampian NHS Board area.
Telephone: 01224 557651
Email: Grampian.gic@nhs.net
Northern Ireland
Trans, non-binary and intersex people, as well as people questioning their gender, can access support and medical transition healthcare services at any age in Northern Ireland. There are currently two separate NHS services, one for children and adolescents, and one for adults. They are both based in Belfast.
Website: https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/brackenburn-clinic/
Brackenburn Clinic (Adult services)
Shimna House,
Knock Bracken Healthcare Park,
Saintfield Road,
Belfast BT8 8BH
Telephone: 028 9063 8854
Email: BrackenburgClinic@belfasttrust.hscni.net
Knowing Our Identity (Children and Adolescents Services)
Beechcroft,
Foster Green Site,
110 Saintfield Road,
Belfast,
BT8 6HD
Telephone: 02890 638000
Wales
The Wales Gender Team
The Wales Gender Team (WGT) is based at St David’s Hospital in Cardiff with Local Gender Teams (LGT) based in each health board in Wales. They all work together in order to provide gender care focussing on the hormonal, psychological and social aspects of gender.
Welsh Gender Service
St David’s Hospital,
Cowbridge Road East,
Cardiff CF11 9XB
Telephone: 029 2183 6612
Email: Cav.wgs_enquiries@wales.nhs.uk
Website: https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/our-services/welsh-gender-service/