The Sheffield Gender Identity Clinic, also known as the Porterbrook Clinic, is a service for adults with concerns about their gender identity. We are one of eight gender identity clinics in the UK commissioned by NHS England. 

We are proud to provide specialist services to transgender and non-binary people. We are passionate about providing culturally competent, developmentally appropriate and trans-affirmative professional care and management to the people that seek our services. 

Our multidisciplinary team is made up from medical and nursing staff who work alongside a range of allied health professionals. 

People who attend our service may be seeking a range of treatment options, including psycho-social transitional support, or medical treatment to alleviate gender identity distress. 

The service is open to anyone over the age of 18 who has concerns about their gender identity.

Referrals are accepted from any commissioned NHS healthcare professional or provider.

Typically, people are referred by their GP. If a referral is made by another healthcare professional we will routinely liaise with your GP. If you have any concerns about this please contact the service in advance. 

If you have any questions about accessing our service you can take a look at our frequently asked questions page.

Our waiting times have increased due to an unprecedented demand for our service, which has further increased due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

We are currently booking appointments for people who were referred to the service in the beginning of March 2018. The longest wait time is currently 53 months as of August 2022.

We are currently booking transfer of care from July 2020 as of August 2022 and further transfer of care referrals are in process to be added to our waiting list.

Individual waiting times are variable and unfortunately we cannot give specific times for individual waits. Please do not contact the clinic to enquire about waiting times as we cannot provide any more information than is provided within this section.

If you have received confirmation that your referral has been accepted we will not remove you from the list. Please keep us updated of any changes to your contact details.

We know how difficult it may feel not knowing when you might start the assessment process with our service. If you are waiting for an appointment please take a look at this letter which outlines the support available while you are waiting. 

(This information was last checked, reviewed and updated on 25 August 2022)

Eligibility and selection criteria

You can take a look at our service eligibility and selection criteria by clicking here. 

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