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Transgender healthcare

Transgender people moving to Ireland put on long waitlist for vital healthcare until assessed
The Journal Investigates spoke to transgender people who moved to Ireland and couldn’t continue the care they received abroad
Transgender people can’t continue their hormone treatment in a timely manner
National Gender Service significantly delaying people from accessing vital healthcare
People also discouraged from seeking healthcare in the UK
Yesterday
1st May 2025
Transgender people turning to DIY-healthcare due to lack of trust in National Gender Service
The Journal Investigates heard from transgender people pushed into accessing healthcare outside the official channels
Transgender people are purchasing HRT drugs through online sources
Waitlist and the types of questions being asked leading to a lack of trust in NGS
Some GPs advised by NGS that they do not recommend blood tests for transgender people
This week
27th April 2025 - 2nd May 2025
‘It left me traumatised’: The barriers to accessing transgender healthcare in Ireland
The HSE has admitted that transgender healthcare is ‘limited’ and is ‘not meeting people’s full range of needs’.
Numerous people speak out about traumatic experiences of accessing trans healthcare
Trans people report being asked about pornography and their sex lives
Long wait times adding to problems with National Gender Service
Last week
20th April 2025 - 26th April 2025
McDonald says conversations about trans rights need to happen respectfully, referencing her trans sister
Last year
2024
Explainer: What's in the UK's Cass Review and what does it mean for trans healthcare?
Trans young people in Ireland “currently do not have access to any form of gender identity-related healthcare”, Trans Equality Together said.
All time
Clinician from National Gender Service to be appointed new lead for transgender services
Dr Karl Neff is the current clinical lead at Ireland’s only gender clinic, the National Gender Service.