There's lots of work happening right now that's being funded by the Scottish Government to help improve gender identity services in Scotland. Join the Lived Experience Coordinator and NHS Education for Scotland for a workshop focused on what NHS staff need to know about caring for trans and non-binary people.
NHS Education for Scotland are developing a Transgender Care Knowledge and Skills Framework for NHS staff. The framework is all about setting out what NHS staff of all levels need to know about caring for trans and non-binary people - from receptionists, nurses and GPs right through to staff that work at gender identity clinics.
We want to hear about your experiences of accessing any NHS services as a trans or non-binary person. We want to know what makes a good experience and what staff will need to know to make sure this happens!
David Parker from NHS Education for Scotland will be joining the conversation - so this is a great opportunity to speak directly to the people developing the Framework. Please note that David also works as a clinician in the Chalmers (Lothian) GIC, so please make sure you are comfortable with this.
What is discussed in the focus group will be fed back to the wider team at NHS Education for Scotland who are developing the framework. This will be done confidentially, and no information will be shared that could identify you.
We are also running in-person workshops in Glasgow and Edinburgh. For this focus group we would like to prioritise people who, for any reason, are not available to attend the in-person workshops.
Glasgow Workshop (Thursday 30th Nov): https://www.outsavvy.com/event/17133/caring-for-trans-people-what-do-nhs-staff-need-to-know-glasgow
Edinburgh Workshop (Friday 1st Dec): Edinburgh: https://www.outsavvy.com/event/17132/caring-for-trans-people-what-do-nhs-staff-need-to-know-edinburgh
The focus group will run on Wednesday 22th November from 6-8pm and will take place on Microsoft Teams. If you have any accessibility requirements, please get in touch with Ryan (ryan@equality-network.org).