Gender Diversity Service

Royal Perth Hospital offers a State-wide service for patients 18-years-old and over with a transgender/ non-binary gender identity seeking medical and/ or allied health input to affirm their gender.

Patients may be referred for:

• Gender affirmation pathway counselling, assessment and commencement/ stabilisation of gender affirming therapy including hormone therapy
• Re-assessment to access treatment or surgical pathways
• Medical or mental health follow up where new problems have arisen
• Access to PBS subsidised Testosterone prescription

Referrals

Referrals are made and accepted via standard outpatient referral forms to the Central Referral Service.

Critical information for referral includes:

• Patients preferred name and pronouns
• Previous WPATH assessment/ Psychology engagement
• Previous Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy status
• Referring Practitioners can access additional information from Clinician Assist WA - Transgender Health and Gender Diversity.

Patients 

• To arrange a referral, please book an appointment to see your General Practitioner.
• Current wait times are over 12 months for the first appointment.

Alternative pathways 

• Informed consent model- AUSPATH Informed Consent Guidelines 
• Transfolk of WA recommended services https://transfolkwa.org.au/resources/recommended/