UK nurses lacking skills to treat transgender patients, says research
by Kate Lyons, Guardian:
UK nurses are failing to meet the needs of transgender patients and feel they lack training and experience to treat the growing number of trans people seeking medical treatment in relation to their gender identity, according to research.
A survey of more than 1,200 nursing staff across the UK found 87% of those nurses who have directly cared for a trans patient felt unprepared to meet the patient’s needs.
The survey, which was conducted by the Royal College of Nursing, also found that 76% have encountered trans people during their healthcare work and 56% had cared for trans people directly.
Just one-fifth of all nurses surveyed said they thought the nursing workforce had the skills to care for trans adults and children, while 76% said more training for all healthcare staff was needed.
The survey comes after the Guardian revealed there has been a steep increase in the number of trans people referred to all 14 gender identity clinics around the country, with a number of clinics experiencing increases of several hundred per cent.
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