Ep. 3 - Mental Health - We Need To Talk About Trans Health Inequality
Channel: Trans Health Inequality
Date: 03/10/2022

Trans people are much more likely to access mental health services than the general population. Why is this, and why do they often report such negative experiences? Which elements of our practice should we as service providers be rethinking to reverse this trend?

Welcome back! This is the third in a series of four films covering the shortcomings in the way that UK healthcare professionals care for our trans, nonbinary, and gender-diverse patients. It is the culmination of a year-long research, development and engagement effort undertaken as part of University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust’s Chief Nurse Fellowship program, with financial and organisational support from the Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland Integrated Care System’s Academy. 

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