Category: Our Work

Comments and Background on the Award of an OBE to Helen Belcher, Chair of TransActual UK

Post author By TransActual Editor
Post date 30 December 2022

Reacting to the news today that she has received an OBE in the 2023 New Year’s Honours, Helen Belcher, Chair of TransActual UK, said:“I was very surprised to hear that […]

Tags Chay Brown, Corsham Town Council, GIRES, Hacked Off, Helen Belcher, jane fae, Liberal Democrats, Maryam Din, New Years Honours, OBE, Rico Jacob Chace, Stonewall Trans Advisory Group, Trans Media Watch, Wiltshire Council

Healthcare Our Work Press Releases and Statements

TransActual Launches Transition Access Survey Report 2022

Post author By TransActual Editor
Post date 15 November 2022

As waiting times for access to transition-related care in the UK spiral inexorably toward ten years, major and timely research from TransActual UK – the Transition Access Survey 2022 – […]

Tags bridging prescriptions, Chay Brown, Gender Dysphoria Service Specification, Gender Identity Clinics, Integrated Care Services, mental health, Neurodivergence, NHS England, NHS Northern Ireland, NHS Scotland, NHS waiting times, NHS Wales, Non-binary, Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal College of GPs, Royal College of Surgeons, Transition Access Survey 2022, Trent Grassian, Women and Equalities Committee

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TransActual Statement on the Government response to the GRA consultation

Post author By TransActual Editor
Post date 22 September 2020

Trans Flag

We are glad to see an announcement from the government today, but the contents of the announcement are disappointing. The changes are minimal. Of course, we are happy that steps will be taken to address the cost of obtaining a Gender Recognition Certificate and there will be a move to reduce some of the bureaucracy involved in the application process.

Tags Equality Act, Gender Recognition Act, Government, GRA, healthcare, medicalisation