Less than a quarter of GPs feel they have adequate training to provide trans healthcare, an eye-opening study has revealed. A new report into the confidence and training of GPs across the UK revealed that less than a third of GPs were satisfied with the training they had received on prescribing hormones to trans people. Published by TransActual on Thursday (25 September), the study, believed to be the largest of its kind, found that over half of trans people in the UK have experienced transphobia in a medical setting, with the overwhelming majority blaming a healthcare professionals’ lack of knowledge on trans healthcare. Despite this, 67 per cent of the GPs surveyed by TransActual said they were confident in their ability to assess and interact with trans patients. Over the past year, several GPs in the UK have begun denying trans adults hormone replacement therapy (HRT) prescriptions, with many citing a “lack of support” or “lack of expertise” for the move. PinkNews has seen let...