First-of-its-kind guidance aims to ensure safety and dignity of trans patients

A first-of-its-kind set of guidelines for the care of transgender people before and after general surgery has been created.

The guidelines recommend gender-inclusive language and consideration of whether a patient should be accommodated in a single room rather than on a ward.

The guidance, created independently of the NHS, is said to have been put together amid a “dearth of knowledge and confidence amongst anaesthetists when caring for transgender and gender-diverse patients”.

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Source: Independent, 24 July 2024