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Gender Recognition Certificate: List of Medical Practitioners in Gender Dysphoria

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HM Courts & Tribunals Service and Government Equalities Office publish guidance listing doctors and psychologists specialising in gender dysphoria who can provide medical reports for Gender Recognition Certificate applications. Doctors must be GMC-registered with a licence to practice; psychologists must be HCPC-registered. The list is updated regularly with additions and removals of specialists.

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What changed

The Government Equalities Office and HM Courts & Tribunals Service maintain and publish a list of medical practitioners specialising in gender dysphoria who can provide reports for Gender Recognition Certificate applications. The list was first published on 8 June 2022 and is regularly updated with new specialists added, existing specialists removed, and details amended. Doctors must be registered with the General Medical Council and hold a licence to practice; psychologists must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.

For individuals applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate, this list provides a reference directory of qualified practitioners, though it is not exhaustive and applicants are not required to use someone from the list. Healthcare providers specialising in gender dysphoria should ensure their GMC or HCPC registration remains current and in good standing.

What to do next

  1. Refer to the list to find a qualified medical practitioner for Gender Recognition Certificate applications
  2. Ensure medical practitioners are GMC-registered with licence to practice or HCPC-registered as applicable

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Gender Recognition Certificate: list of medical practitioners in gender dysphoria

List of doctors and psychologists who can provide medical reports for Gender Recognition Certificate applications.

From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service and Government Equalities Office Published 8 June 2022 Last updated 16 March 2026
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When you apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate, you need to provide a medical report written by a doctor or psychologist specialising in gender dysphoria.

Doctors must be registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) and have a licence to practice. If your medical report was written before 16 November 2009, they only need to be registered with the GMC.

Psychologists must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.

You can use the list to find a medical practitioner specialising in gender dysphoria. This is not a full list and you do not have to use someone from this list.

Updates to this page

Published 8 June 2022 Last updated 16 March 2026 show all updates
1.
16 March 2026

Removed a specialist from the list.

Added a new specialist to the list.
2.
11 February 2026

Added Mohsen El Gammal and Dr Luke Squires to the list.
3.
27 November 2025

Added Dr Michelle Holmes to the West of England Gender Identity Clinic.
4.
24 November 2025

Added Dr Ioannis Ntanos to the list.
5.
16 October 2025

Updated the email address for Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health and removed Nottingham Gender Clinic from the list
6.
5 September 2025

Added a specialist to the list.
7.
3 September 2025

Moved Dr Sylvia Hejda-Forde from listed at an NHS clinic to a private clinic
8.
20 August 2025

Added a specialist to the list.
9.
30 June 2025

Added Dr Melanie Grundy to the YourGP Gender Clinic
10.
11 June 2025

Added Creo Clinic to the list
11.
19 May 2025

Added a specialist to the list.
12.
12 May 2025

Added a specialist to the list.
13.
2 April 2025

Updated a specialist's details.
14.
26 March 2025

Added a specialist to the list
15.
25 March 2025

Added a new specialist to the list
16.
5 March 2025

Added 2 specialists to the list.
17.
3 February 2025

Added new specialists to the list.
18.
18 November 2024

Added a new clinic and 2 new specialists to the list.
19.
11 November 2024

Added a new specialist to the list.
20.
2 October 2024

Removed a specialist from the list.
21.
26 September 2024

Added a specialist to the list. Removed 2 specialists from the list.
22.
29 July 2024

Updated a specialist's details and removed a specialist.
23.
26 June 2024

Updated a specialist's address.
24.
12 June 2024

Added a new specialist to the list.
25.
10 June 2024

Updated a specialist's details.
26.
24 May 2024

Added a new specialist to the list.
27.
15 February 2024

Added a new specialist to the list.
28.
12 December 2023

Changed a specialist's details.
29.
16 November 2023

Added a new specialist to the list.
30.
25 October 2023

Added a new specialist to the list.
31.
23 October 2023

Removed details of a doctor who is no longer practising.
32.
14 September 2023

Added a new specialist to the list.
33.
11 September 2023

Added a new specialist to the list.
34.
5 September 2023

Added a new specialist to the list
35.
26 July 2023

Changed a specialist's details
36.
30 June 2023

Removed details of a doctor who is no longer practising.
37.
16 June 2023

Added a new specialist to the list
38.
24 May 2023

Added new practitioner to the list
39.
20 April 2023

One practitioner moved clinics and a new clinic and practitioner added
40.
16 January 2023

Moved several practitioners to the unlisted list
41.
22 November 2022

New doctors added and others doctors added to unlisted
42.
22 September 2022

Added TransPlus to the London section
43.
28 July 2022

New doctors for Welsh clinic.
44.
8 June 2022

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Agency
HMCTS/GEO
Published
June 8th, 2022
Instrument
Guidance
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor

Who this affects

Applies to
Healthcare providers Patients
Industry sector
6211 Healthcare Providers
Activity scope
Medical practitioner registration Healthcare certification Gender recognition
Geographic scope
United Kingdom GB

Taxonomy

Primary area
Healthcare
Operational domain
Regulatory Affairs
Topics
Civil Rights

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