The NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Service (London) is a partnership between Evelina London Children's Hospital (part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust), Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
Together we're commissioned by NHS England to provide specialist gender-related care and support for children and young people. Our organisations exist to help children and young people with complex health needs. Alongside other regional centres in the North West and South West, this important service will deliver quality care and support to children and young people.
Our service carries out assessments with each child or young person we see. The service supports mental and physical health, including emotional, psychological and social aspects.
Every child and young person we see has a team of specialist health professionals, and together they develop a personalised care plan. Families and carers are involved and supported appropriately.
Our approach is to deliver the best possible care and advice for children and young people, in line with NHS guidance and informed by research.
About the service
The team delivering the service is made up of physical and mental health professionals, as well as occupational therapists, social workers, youth workers, family therapists, and speech and language therapists.
As with any specialist service, children and young people will continue to need support from their local services, including GPs, other health and social care professionals, voluntary sector services and mental health teams.
Referral information
NHS England plan that by the end of 2025 children and young will be able to be cared for by the service until their 18th birthday.
People on the waiting list are being transferred across to new regional centres as soon as appointments become available and are being seen.
To ensure children and young people receive the help they need, referrals into the service will come from children and young people's mental health services or specialist hospitals. GPs will be able to refer to those services.
To make a referral to the service please visit NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit website or contact them on:
Need urgent mental health support?
Contact your local crisis care service if you need urgent support.