When seeking healthcare (whether for general healthcare or transition-related care), we know that most trans people in the UK don't experience the high standards of care they ought to be able to expect from healthcare professionals.
We also know that 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.
Text reads: Healthcare Professionals Report 2025
UK Healthcare Workers’ Experiences, Confidence and Comfort Supporting Trans Patients
Barriers to providing care to trans patients included:
Access to training
Lack of confidence and competence
Lack of support for prescribing hormones
Inflexible IT systems
Local policies
Lack of information about local and national services
Funding issues
Read the full report: transactual.org.uk/healthcare-professionals-report-25
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Text reads: Healthcare Professionals Report 2025
UK Healthcare Workers’ Experiences, Confidence and Comfort Supporting Trans Patients. New report
looks at healthcare professionals' confidence,
and competence in caring for trans people. Read the full report: transactual.org.uk/healthcare-professionals-report-25
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