A set of guidelines have been created by experts, including those from the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and the University of Cambridge, to ensure the “safety and dignity” of transgender patients. The guidance, which includes 15 recommendations for the care of transgender people before and after general surgery, was created independently of the 15 recommendations […]
Scottish Trans and the Equality Network have reacted after Sandyford Young People’s Gender Service, based at NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, announced that they will no longer be referring under 18s for endocrine treatments, which means people using the service will no longer be prescribed puberty blockers (which pause pubertal changes), nor will 16 or […]
A trans teen from Bexhill, described as a ‘cheeky fun ball of energy’, who was found dead while on the NHS gender clinic waiting list, had his needs ‘swept under the carpet’ by social services, his mother has told a coroner. Jason Pulman, 15, struggled with mental health problems as well as his gender identity, […]
Children will no longer be prescribed ‘puberty blockers’ at gender identity clinics, NHS bosses have announced. Known medically as gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues, puberty blockers stop the physical changes of puberty in teens questioning their gender. For example, they halt the development of breasts in girls and facial hair in boys. Testosterone helps those born female put […]
Transgender people are significantly more likely to have long-term mental health condition, including depression and anxiety, say researchers who analysed GP patient survey data. The study by researchers at Manchester University of 1.5 million people over the age of 16 found the risk of having a long-term mental health condition in England was roughly one […]
The Sussex ME/CFS Society is the registered charity that informs, supports, and represents many of those suffering from the illness.
The nationwide mpox outbreak vaccination programme is due to come to a close at the end of July, however vaccinations will continue to be available beyond this date in London after 11 new cases were diagnosed within the past few weeks.
NHS Sussex has launched a new survey to understand your experiences and views of the health and care services in Brighton & Hove.
This latest rating, combined with ratings from previous CQC visits carried out over an 18-month period, has lowered the overall rating for the Trust to “requires improvement”, which means CQC does not consider the Trust to be performing as well as it should and that it must improve.
The four episodes highlight Be, a nurse and mother who identifies as a lesbian; Bean, a non-binary clinical support worker; Dr Ellie Kane, a palliative care consultant who is a transgender woman; and Nas, a gay Muslim nurse who is HIV positive.
