Hullo, I've submitted Manchester University Hospitals.
The Trans Patient Policy is unusual in even considering that other patients may have issues with sharing with a trans person of the opposite sex.
The Trust hosts a children and young people's gender service
'This will be a fundamentally different service to what was offered previously and brings the expertise of two specialist children’s hospitals, mental health services and other local services together to provide the care recommended by Dr Cass.'
'The Trust has reprioritised the original commitment and is now working towards achieving Gold Status in the Rainbow Badge Accreditation Scheme.'
In 2024, the Trust partnered with Sparkle - The National Transgender Charity.
This is Sparkle's re puberty blockers:
'We are saddened and disappointed to see that the High Court upholds the ban on puberty blockers...
Puberty blockers is a medication used for many years, yet has only been deemed unsafe for a minority group of people: trans young people. The medication is still being used for cisgender children, such as in the case of precocious puberty. We echo TransActual's point - if a medication is unsafe for patients to the point it must be banned, it should be banned for everyone.
Like others, we are concerned that this ban has followed the Cass Review, which has since been widely discredited by those in the medical field and from LGBTQ+ organisations.
Trans and gender diverse youth deserve access to timely healthcare, including puberty blockers.
Sparkle will continue to work with Manchester University Foundation NHS Trust, to ensure trans patients are treated with dignity and respect when accessing medical care.
We would like to thank TransActual and The Good Law Project for their continued efforts...'
And Sparkle re Supreme Court Ruling:
'Today’s Supreme Court ruling has left many in our community, especially trans women, feeling shaken, dismissed and disheartened. Once again, identity and our bodies, hearts and minds used in basic language and being debated instead of respected, rationalised and upheld.
We see the pain and uncertainty this causes, and we hold space for it.
Legal definitions may change, but our love, support and recognition of trans women does not. Trans women are women. That truth stands, no matter what.
This ruling was made without hearing from a single transgender organisation. Our voices, our lives, and our realities were not represented and that speaks volumes about the harm still embedded in our systems.
We see our trans siblings as absolutely valid. We love, respect and uplift trans women and our trans masculine and AFAB siblings. We see you, we love you, and we will fight for you too.
If today feels heavy, please remember you are not alone. You are seen, loved and needed. We will continue to stand beside you, fight for justice and build a future where trans lives are celebrated, not questioned.
We will with other organisations unpick, note take, challenge and push forward not only the ruling today but also the subsequent changes as and when they come, with absolute conviction.
We are voluntary led, and we feel this today as many of you do. So today of all days, be angry, be upset, but be kind to yourself and take up space in the world.'
'LGBTQ+/Pride Boards are prominently displayed on wards to foster an inclusive environment!'
'Children of staff members joined the (Pride) parade, receiving positive feedback, including a heartfelt message from a child of a pansexual parent.