6 May 2021

Transgender health

Useful resources around transgender health.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Transgender persons. Available at https://www.cdc.gov/lgbthealth/transgender.htm.

General Medical Council: Trans health. Available at: https://www.gmc-uk.org/ethical-guidance/learning-materials/trans-health

Royal College of General Practitioners: Transgender care. Available at: https://www.rcgp.org.uk/policy/rcgp-policy-areas/transgender-care.aspx

Royal College of Nursing: Fair care for trans and non-binary people: An RCN guide for nursing and health care professionals. Available from: https://www.rcn.org.uk/professional-development/publications/rcn-fair-care-trans-non-binary-uk-pub-009430

Royal College of Psychiatrists: Supporting transgender and gender-diverse people: Position statement. Available at: https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/pdf/PS02_18.pdf

Professional associations, producing standards and policies:

European Professional Association for Transgender Health. Available at: http://epath.eu/.

World Professional Association for Transgender Health. Available at: https://www.wpath.org/.

NICE Evidence Search finds other items from the House of Commons Library and from the prison and probation service.

List compiled by Keith Nockels, Academic Librarian (medicine and allied health), University of Leicester, UK April 2021