Trans Health Research Report Launched

Today we launched our Trans Health, Care and Wellbeing Research Report; in partnership with our Local Healthwatch*

Headline Findings

225 trans and non-binary people took part in the project
205 people took part in an online survey
20 people took part in interviews and focus groups
Age range from <16 to 80 years
Average age – 36 years
Transgender identity – 71%
Cisgender identity – 25%
Other gender identity – 4%
27% have waited a year or more for a first appointment
31% have not yet been seen
33% of participants had a physical health condition
47% of participants had a mental health condition
71% of participants had sought help for anxiety or depression
57% of participants had self-harmed or self-injured themselves
71% of participants had thought about suicide
40% of participants had planned suicide
16% of participants frequently used alcohol
5% of participants felt they used alcohol too much
1 in 5 participants said they felt unsafe
1/3 feel unsafe in some situations
60% of participants had been called names in the street
13% of participants had been subject to violence
60 % of participants said they felt discriminated against because of their gender identity
47% of participants felt discriminated whilst at work
30% of participants felt discriminated against in the health care system

You can read the Healthwatch_Trans_Health__Care_and_Wellbeing_Report_03.04.18

*Local Healthwatch includes: Healthwatch B&NES, Healthwatch Bristol, Healthwatch North Somerset, Healthwatch South Gloucestershire, Healthwatch Swindon and Healthwatch Wiltshire.