NHS gender identity services: strategic action framework 2022-2024

Next steps and implementation

We will establish a National Gender Identity Healthcare Reference Group. This new Reference Group will report to Scottish Government. It will have involvement from NHS Boards including National Services Scotland, National Education for Scotland, Healthcare Improvement Scotland and Public Health Scotland.

The Reference Group will include and directly involve people with lived experience of accessing, and waiting to access, gender identity services. It will include relevant third sector organisations representing people using clinical services. Throughout this work we will consider inclusivity, diversity and accessibility - including geographic accessibility- as service improvement is progressed.

It is anticipated the group will meet for the first time in early 2022. The Reference Group will be in place for a defined period of time in order to support the implementation of this Strategic Action Framework, during 2022-24.