Protocols and policies regarding the care of transgender people
Dear Royal United Hospitals Bath 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
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Dear Cleo
Thank-you for your email received on 7^th September 2021 requesting
information which has been processed under the Freedom of Information Act.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of
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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 Equality, Diversity and Human Rights / Equality Delivery System/ Equality Objectives
what
guidelines
are in place
for the [1]https://webserver.ruh-bath.nhs.uk/staff_...
provision of
transgender
healthcare at
primary and [2]https://webserver.ruh-bath.nhs.uk/staff_...
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 See Supporting Transgender Staff Guidance attached.
equality
and/or
diversity
policies you
have in place
for staff.
3) Any The Voice Service (speech and language therapy intranet site)
guidelines,
protocols,
policies, or
similar
relating to
care
provision for
transgender
adults.
4) Any Not available
guidelines,
protocols,
policies, or
similar
relating to
care
provision for
transgender
children and
adolescents.
5) Any [3]https://webserver.ruh-bath.nhs.uk/staff_...
guidelines,
etc. relating
to mental
capacity
and/or
informed
consent.
6) Any Not available
guidelines,
etc. relating
to shared
care
agreements
and/or
working with
private
services to
facilitate
treatment,
particularly
with regards
to
transgender
healthcare.
I trust that this information provides you with a suitable response to
your enquiry. If not and you feel that your request has not been
satisfactorily answered, then the Trust has an internal review procedure
for dealing with complaints received under the Freedom of Information Act
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Julie Clark
Julie Clark
FOI Co-ordinator
Information Governance
Health Informatics Service (E5)
Apley House
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Combe Park, Bath, BA1 3NG
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