How do I take part?

This consultation wants to find out what topics need more research to improve transition-related healthcare in the UK.

The results will help us create a final report, which will be published on the James Lind Alliance website. The Top Ten questions from this report can be used to apply for NIHR research funding.

The NIHR is an organisation in the UK that funds health research.

The following people can take part in this survey:

• Adults aged 18+ who are accessing, have accessed or are seeking access to transition-related care.
• Healthcare professionals who support people with gender incongruence/dysphoria.
• People who support someone with lived experience, such as family, friends, carers, or partners.

No. Taking part is your choice. You can stop the survey at any time before you press submit.

You will fill in an online questionnaire. It takes about 10 minutes.

You will be asked to:

• agree to take part
• answer a few questions to check you can take part
• choose three areas that need more research
• share questions or issues from your experience
• answer some “About You” questions

You can stop the survey at any time before you press submit. You may wish to access support from:

Samaritans 116 123 (freephone) www.samaritans.org – open 24/7

MindOut www.mindout.org.uk – online chat open 3pm-5pm Monday-Wednesday

Switchboard 0800 0119 100 www.switchboard.lgbt – open 10am-10pm every day

This means health-related care for someone with gender incongruence/dysphoria.

It may include:

• Assessment Process and Models of Care for Gender Incongruence / Dysphoria
• Facial Hair Removal
• Fertility Preservation
• Hormone Therapy
• Psychology / Talking Therapy
• Sexual Health and Wellbeing
• Support for Self-Medication with Hormones
• Voice and Communication Therapy / Speech and Language Therapy
• The impact of physical conditions that directly affect transition-related care interventions (including chronic conditions, such as cancer).

This is a medical term. It describes when a person’s gender is different from the sex they were given at birth.

You can email the Co-Leads at transadultspsp@lancaster.ac.uk

No. The survey is anonymous. If you write anything that can identify you, it will be deleted.

Your original answers will be stored securely on a Lancaster University server for up to 10 years. They will be password protected. Only the Co-Leads will see these answers.

After the survey closes, your initials will be deleted from the consent section. All answers will be checked to make sure no one can know which answers are yours. These answers will be shared with Gendered Intelligence.

Anonymous quotes from the survey may be used in reports, training, or publications by the Co-Leads or Gendered Intelligence. Your name will never be shared.

The survey is run by researchers at Lancaster University. This project has been funded by Gendered Intelligence.

We ask for your initials to show you agree to take part. They will be deleted after the Co-Leads check your consent. Your survey answers will still be anonymous.

Eligibility just means checking who can take part in the survey. The questions make sure the survey reaches the right people.

This helps us see if people from all parts of the UK have taken part. It does not identify you.

A support network includes the people who support a trans, non-binary or gender diverse person. This could be family, friends, partners, or carers.

These are the topics that people think are most important to study next. Your answers help decide what researchers should focus on.

Picking three areas helps show what matters most to you. There are no right or wrong answers.

That’s okay. You can write in your own words, short sentences, or bullet points. Just tell us what you think needs to be better understood.

These questions help us see which communities have taken part. You can choose “prefer not to say” for most of them.