Trans and non-binary peoples' experience of accessing GPs in Gloucestershire
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Healthwatch Gloucestershire used the local findings from Healthwatch England's survey on trans and non-binary people's experience of GPs to write a report. This report is based on the experiences of 35 people.
Delays for Gender specialist appointments, meant over a third of respondents had been waiting for over three years for an initial consultation.
A key reason for not changing marker was named as the perceived difficulty of the process.
86.7% of respondents have had their name change accepted and utilised by GPS and other surgery staff. However, there was less successful uptake in the use of appropriate pronouns.
There is a lack of awareness training for GPs and surgery staff.
Communication issues, such as misgendering, leads to trans and nonbinary individuals not feeling listened to by their GPs.
People felt that the management of multiple health issues by GPs was impacted by the perceived complexity of Trans care.
With regard to respondents’ confidence in using a GP surgery for general healthcare needs as a trans and/or non-binary person, 63.3% of respondents stated they were not confident.