Contributor: Courts can protect trans healthcare by recognizing patient-physician privilege

Northern Ireland Health Minister announces £806,000 funding for trans healthcare

Northern Ireland’s Health Minister Mike Nesbitt announced on Tuesday, July 22, that £806,000 would be allocated to the Belfast Trust to support trans healthcare. The investment will go towards Brackenburg Clinic, Northern Ireland’s adult gender identity clinic, which has been faced with understaffing and financial limitations for the past seven years, according to Belfast Live.….

Contributor: Courts can protect trans healthcare by recognizing patient-physician privilege

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