TransActualOct 16

Most healthcare professionals want to help their patients and to provide high quality, patient-centred care. But in too many cases, something is stopping them.

Our new report found that when it comes to prescribing Gender Affirming Hormone Treatment:

-80% of prescribing GPs had been asked to prescribe GAHT for a trans person.
-Of those that had been asked to prescribe GAHT, only 58% had prescribed it for a trans person.

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-Of those that had prescribed GAHT for a trans person, 80% had offered shared care with an NHS gender clinic.
-Just 30% of those that had prescribed had provided a bridging prescription for their trans patients. The most common reason for not offering a bridging prescription related to prescribers' lack of confidence and/or competence.
-Nearly a quarter of prescribers described having difficulties getting the specialist support they needed to be able to prescribe GAHT for their trans patients.
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Learn how to best support your trans patients on our updated Information for Healthcare Professionals page
https://transactual.org.uk/healthcare-professionals/

Whatever your healthcare role, we’ve got the information you need on trans-inclusive healthcare including prescribing guidance and information on bridging prescriptions.

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