Gender Service, Sandyford: Information on Bridging Prescriptions

25/3/25 - Urgent temporary changes to appointment making process, please read

Due to staffing constraints, new appointments for the following services can only be booked online for the remainder of this week:

PrEP
Contraceptive Implants
Contraceptive Coils
STI No Symptoms
Young People Clinic

If our booking portal is showing no appointments available in your area then unfortunately our appointments are fully booked. Please do not call us as we do not have access to any additional appointments. If this is the case, please check for appointments becoming available later in the week.

Our switchboard remains open only for those with symptoms or those seeking support for unintended pregnancy.

We thank you for your patience and apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Appointments booked online can also be cancelled and amended via the same booking portal.

We encourage patients to wait until they have been assessed by a gender specialist before starting treatment because gender affirming hormone therapy has irreversible effects such as deepening of the voice and balding (testosterone) and breast enlargement (estradiol).

In certain circumstances a GP can opt to provide bridging prescriptions.

Guidance on when it is appropriate to prescribe is available from the General Medical Council.

Up-to-date with the relevant laws, professional guidance and contractual requirements in relation to the care and treatment of transgender patients is available at The MDDUS website.

Guidance on what to prescribe and how to monitor treatment is available in the endocrine guidelines of the National Gender Identity Clinical Network for Scotland.