Gender
Highland Sexual Health offers an adult Gender Identity Clinic (GIC) which includes assessment and access, if required, to medical intervention in relation to gender dysphoria. A GP referral is required to access this service and currently within Highland you must be aged 18 or over to be referred. Anyone under 18, can be referred to the Young Persons Service at Sandyford Glasgow.
Once we receive the referral from your GP, you will be placed on our waiting list. As soon as an appointment becomes available, we will send you a letter with your appointment details. This appointment is usually with our Gender Nurse and it is by telephone. The current waiting time from your GP referral being received to your first appointment is approximately 6 months.
Once you have had your appointment with our Gender Nurse, you may then be referred to Highland Gender Identity Psychology Service. While a part of the Gender Team, Psychology run their own waiting lists and therefore we are unable to advise you when you will be seen. Psychology will send you an appointment letter once an appointment becomes available. This appointment is normally held by video call. The current waiting time from your first appointment with our Gender Nurse to being seen by Psychology is approximately 12 months.
Although every patient’s gender journey will be different, please see this factsheet that could answer some questions you may have about our service.
For access to support services regarding gender identity please visit the Support sections of either our website or the NGICNS website or if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Highland Sexual Health on 01463 888300 and someone from the Gender Team will get back to you.
If you are being seen by the Gender Identity team and any of your contact details change, please call us on 01463 888300 to update these on your record. If we do not have the correct contact details for you, this may delay treatment.
LGBT+ Support and Information
LGBT Youth
The Pillar
Highland LGBT Forum
S-x Scotland
Support for Parent
Nurse-Led Support and Information Service
NGICNS (National Gender Identity Clinical Network for Scotland)
SAGA (Sexuality and Gender Alliance) Alness Facebook Page