Some doctors have an “appalling level of ignorance about transgender people”, a trans support group has claimed.
A survey of the care of transgender patients conducted by Spirit Level found there was “confusion and lack of confidence” in how GPs should be caring for transgender patients in the region. NHS Cheshire and Merseyside bosses today said the survey's findings only represent “a small sample of responses”.
Out of the GP practices to respond, 70% had no one specifically trained in transgender care and 90% said they would not offer any care but would refer patients to gender identity clinics where waiting times for a first appointment can, in some occasions, be three or four years, it is claimed.
