Advice and support
Advice for friends, families and carers
An admission into hospital can prove to be a life-changing time. In order to support you, we aim to:
- Help you to find information, support and guidance
- Work together with you
- Help you to decide how much you can and want to be involved
- Help you to learn the things you will need to know and do as a supportive individual
- Allow you time to make important decisions together
- Ask the permission of the patient to share information with you
Helplines for patients
- Mindline Trans+ helpline: 0300 330 5468 (Mondays & Fridays 8pm-midnight)
- Switchboard LGBT+ helpline: 0300 330 0630 (10am – 10pm every day).
- Galop LGBT+
- Helplines - Galop the LGBT+ anti-abuse charity - Galop
- Support Line Service | Gendered Intelligence Advice
- Transgender information and advice | Age UK
- GMC Ethical Guidance LGBT patient guide: https://www.gmc-uk.org/Ethical-guidance/Patient-guides-and-materials/LGBT-patient-guide
- Guidance for Updating your Details at your GP: https://pcse.england.nhs.uk/help/patient-registrations/adoption-and-gender-re-assignment-processes/
- If you require help with travel costs please visit the NHS website for more information: Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS) - NHS (www.nhs.uk)
- https://www.transactual.org.uk/gp-support
- https://www.transactual.org.uk/healthcare-professionals
- 0800 009 6640 – Because everybody needs to talk sometime (truklistens.org) 0800 009 6640 (08:00am-12pm every day)
Advice for healthcare professionals, GPs/Primary care prodivers
Primary care providers cannot directly refer to our services. If your patient is not being seen by a Gender Dysphoria Clinic How to find an NHS gender dysphoria clinic - NHS (www.nhs.uk) you will need to refer them to one in order for them to be assessed and referred to our service.
Additional Links Which May Be Helpful:
- Fair Care for Trans and Non-Binary People RCN Guide
- Guidance for Updating your patient’s details: https://pcse.england.nhs.uk/help/patient-registrations/adoption-and-gender-re-assignment-processes/