Advice and Guidance Service for GPs

We understand that GPs may feel that they have limited experience with cross sex hormones and feel uncertain about prescribing them. There are long waits for our hormone appointments, and we aim to offer support, advice and guidance for GPs who are looking after patients who have been discharged from the hormone clinic.

If you have a clinical query that is not answered, we are happy to respond to these on receipt of a written email or letter from yourselves to the Leeds Gender Identity Service inbox. In order for us to respond to this in a safe and timely fashion, please include an update on the problem the person is experiencing with their hormones, your query, an up-to-date medical summary including patient details, what hormones they are receiving, medications, allergies, their most recent blood tests (and how this was timed in relation to their hormones) as well as a BMI and blood pressure reading.  We cannot arrange to review these patients in clinic, but we can offer further advice and support.

If you would like to organise further training for your practice to improve your knowledge and confidence with hormone prescribing, please contact the Leeds Gender Identity Service inbox and we will do our best to facilitate this.