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# Report: 98% of trans people believe healthcare is inadequate
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/report-98-of-trans-people-believe-healthcare-is-inadequate/
- Published: 2021-09-29T11:40:40.000Z
- Updated: 2021-09-29T11:40:40.000Z
- Description: According to a survey by Trans Actual, nearly all trans people believe that transition-related healthcare provided by the NHS is inadequate.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: Health, Mental Health, News, Queer Corner, LGBTQ, NHS, Non-binary, Trans healthcare, Trans Rights, transphobia, UK

According to a newly-released [survey](https://www.transactual.org.uk/trans-lives-21?ref=scenemag.co.uk) by Trans Actual, nearly all trans people in the UK believe that transition-related healthcare provided by the NHS is inadequate, with an additional 45% of trans respondents saying that their GP did not have a good understanding of their needs as a trans person. The Trans Lives Survey 2021 was conducted to learn about the scale and impact of issues affecting trans people, with a particular focus on healthcare.

40% of all respondents felt that the lack of access to gender-affirming healthcare impacted them *“very much”*, while 47% said the current healthcare system is *“not at all”* adequate. People of colour were more likely (13%) to experience transphobia from trans-specific healthcare providers compared to white respondents (6%), with a further 53% of BPOC respondents saying that they had experienced racism from healthcare professionals.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/trans-actual-uk-healthcare-600.jpg)

As well as detailing the healthcare inequalities trans people are facing, the study found that 85% of trans women had faced transphobic harassment in the street, alongside 71% of trans men and 73% of non-binary people. Nearly all respondents said they had experienced transphobia on social media, while 93% said that media-induced transphobia had impacted their experiences of public transphobia.

Chay Brown, director of TransActual, described the findings as *“shocking”* yet *“unexpected”*, adding: *“They merely put figures to a perilous situation that almost every trans person in the UK is well aware of.”* Jane Fae, chair of Trans Media Watch, hopes the report will provide *“food for thought”* as it highlights the negative effects of transphobia: *“The bottom line is: transphobia impacts all aspects of daily life for trans people…This report is essential reading for anyone working in healthcare or in the media, as well as for policymakers and employers.”*