Gender identity clinic (GIC)

For:

Adults

Available in:

We help people with

Gender dysphoria

What we do

The gender identity clinic is the largest and oldest gender clinic in the UK, dating back to 1966. We accept referrals from all over the UK for people with issues related to gender.

We are a multi-disciplinary administrative and clinical team, including psychologists, psychiatrists, endocrinologists and speech and language therapists. We work together in order to provide holistic gender care, focusing on the biological/medical, psychological and social aspects of gender.

What to expect

In order to assess your individual needs and goals, we ask a number of questions about your background, current circumstances and future plans. The purpose of these questions is to help us gain a clear idea of how we can help you.

Based on your individual needs and circumstances your clinician will explore with you what may happen next with your gender care. For example, if you would like to, but have not yet made a social gender role transition, they may explore with you any possible obstacles in your way and help you consider ways to address these.

Additionally, in order to support you through the transition process, clinicians may discuss with you the possibility of referrals to other services within the GIC or local to you (which your GIC clinician can ask your GP to make).

We will keep your GP up-to-date about your progression through the clinic and you will be copied into the reports sent. Your clinician will also be able to offer you information and advice about other forms of support that you may find helpful as you move along your gender care pathway.

How to access this service

Your GP or another health professional can refer you directly to the Gender Identity Clinic.

We also accept self-referrals via your GP.

Download referral form

NHS e-Referral Service

To locate the service on the NHS e-Referral Service, enter the following in the search fields:

Priority: Routine
Specialty: Gender Identity Services
Clinic Type: Gender Identity
Organisation or Site Name field: Tavistock and Portman

Waiting times

There is a high demand for appointments, which is common across other gender identity clinics around the UK.

Number of people on our waiting list	15,086
Number of referrals received in the month	406
Number of first assessments offered in the month	34
Total appointments offered in the month	738
We are currently offering first appointments to people referred in	December 2018

Most recent data from: February 2024. These numbers are provisional and may change as the data is validated.

Monthly referral, assessment and discharge data

	Referrals received	First assessments	Discharges
Feb-24	406	34	614
Jan-24	455	34	628
Dec-23	234	35	23
Nov-23	424	71	0
Oct-23	402	61	164
Sep-23	417	64	173
Aug-23	303	48	158
Jul-23	348	54	82
Jun-23	389	50	69
May-23	560	53	46
Apr-23	203	55	160
Mar-23	372	48	131
Feb-23	415	40	235
Jan-23	308	48	367
Dec-22	228	28	326
Nov-22	236	75	0
Oct-22	254	102	5
Sep-22	192	64	1
Aug-22	187	65	62
Jul-22	296	79	220
Jun-22	299	37	238
May-22	332	50	103
Apr-22	337	56	270
Mar-22	392	33	492
Feb-22	328	33	143
Jan-22	296	39	279
Dec-21	279	40	134
Nov-21	465	64	150
Oct-21	325	51	105
Sep-21	302	47	59
Aug-21	277	49	91
Jul-21	336	27	106
Jun-21	440	30	112
May-21	342	37	113
Apr-21	319	43	140
Mar-21	403	21	60
Feb-21	262	31	124
Jan-21	354	49	68
Dec-20	274	23	168
Nov-20	290	52	72
Oct-20	232	51	124
Sep-20	268	48	182
Aug-20	227	40	92
Jul-20	290	47	42
Jun-20	183	28	40
May-20	121	45	29
Apr-20	116	36	54
Mar-20	254	47	66
Feb-20	304	208	191
Jan-20	269	58	202
Dec-19	216	42	83
Nov-19	297	68	89
Oct-19	313	74	53
Sep-19	296	217	66
Aug-19	289	50	52
Jul-19	323	69	60
Jun-19	253	64	85
May-19	278	54	129
Apr-19	329	263	107
Mar-19	300	91	91
Feb-19	284	68	53
Jan-19	368	53	152
Dec-18	214	59	34
Nov-18	307	87	28
Oct-18	304	74	22
Sep-18	323	243	83
Aug-18	284	83	237
Jul-18	338	93	53
Jun-18	328	78	61
May-18	359	111	67
Apr-18	232	100	33
Mar-18	274	337	94
Feb-18	272	93	35
Jan-18	283	136	13
Dec-17	245	82	21
Nov-17	288	121	39
Oct-17	283	115	21
Sep-17	251	114	24
Aug-17	248	119	12
Jul-17	258	141	23
Jun-17	245	102	11
May-17	218	121	6
Apr-17	179	79	148