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ea0059p071 | Clinical practice, governance & case reports | SFEBES2018

Review of the reasons cited by GPs who refuse to prescribe medications recommended by the London gender identity clinic

Legge Rebecca MacGregor

Introduction: Transgender medicine is a rapidly expanding field and GPs have historically played a vital role in prescribing hormones therapies for those with gender incongruence. Despite this, some GPs are refusing to prescribe medication recommended by the Gender Identity Clinic (GIC) in London. This problem is persisting despite the GMC guidance that prescribing is the GPs responsibility. The aim of this audit was to establish reasons why GPs are refusing and if there were ...