Protocols and policies regarding the care of transgender people

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Dear Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust,

My name is Cleo Madeleine, and I'm writing on behalf of the healthcare provider GenderGP.

We're writing regarding the policies, protocols, and guidelines operated by each NHS Trust in relation to the care of transgender people.

We're aware that NHS England Specialised Commissioning is responsible for commissioning specialist gender identity services in England. However, we're interested in what guidelines are in place for the provision of transgender healthcare at primary and secondary care levels.

With this in mind, could you please provide the following:

1) Any equality and/or diversity policies you have in place for patients.

2) Any equality and/or diversity policies you have in place for staff.

3) Any guidelines, protocols, policies, or similar relating to care provision for transgender adults.

4) Any guidelines, protocols, policies, or similar relating to care provision for transgender children and adolescents.

5) Any guidelines, etc. relating to mental capacity and/or informed consent.

6) Any guidelines, etc. relating to shared care agreements and/or working with private services to facilitate treatment, particularly with regards to transgender healthcare.

We understand that this will be more or less relevant depending on the Trust, but please provide as much information as possible. I am happy to answer any questions you might have or provide further clarification.

Yours faithfully,

Cleo Madeleine, on behalf of
GenderGP

FOI, Rf (ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Cleo Madeleine

Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act. The reference for this request is noted in the subject header above.

You will receive a response from us within 20 working days of receipt or an explanation as to why this is not possible.

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Team
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

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FOI, Rf (ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Cleo Madeleine

 

Thank you for submitting a request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.  Please find the response below.  This response
covers the hospitals and services managed by the Royal Free London NHS
Foundation Trust, namely the Royal Free Hospital, Barnet Hospital and
Chase Farm Hospital and associated group services.  

 

The response

 

1.    Any equality and/or diversity policies you have in place for
patients.

Please see attached.

 

2.    Any equality and/or diversity policies you have in place for staff.

Please see attached.

 

3.    Any guidelines, protocols, policies, or similar relating to care
provision for transgender adults.

Please see attached.

 

4.    Any guidelines, protocols, policies, or similar relating to care
provision for transgender children and adolescents. 

The trust does not have a specific policy for children and adolescents.

 

5.    Any guidelines, etc. relating to mental capacity and/or informed
consent.

Please see attached.

 

6.    Any guidelines, etc. relating to shared care agreements and/or
working with private services to facilitate treatment, particularly with
regards to transgender healthcare. 

Please see attached.

 

Your appeal rights

 

I hope that this response deals with your enquiry to your satisfaction,
however if not you have two options:

 

·         If you do not feel that we have provided you with the
information you requested, you may contact us again and state what
information you still require.  However if you ask for additional and/or
different information this will be dealt with as a new request.

 

·         All applicants have the right of appeal and can request an
internal review.  The internal review must be focused on the original
request and should identify how the trust’s response failed to answer your
information request and explain what you would like us to review.  Appeals
should be made in writing, within 40 working days of the date of the
response, and addressed to Ms Emma Kearney, chief communications officer,
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust at [2][email address] .

 

If you are not satisfied with the internal review, you can appeal to the
Information Commissioner.  The contact details are: Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF, telephone 01625 545 700 or see [3]www.ico.org.uk

 

Open Government Licence

 

The trust allows you to reuse this information under the Open Government
Licence found at the following [4]link. 

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

The Freedom of Information Team

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

 

 

 

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