During Transgender Awareness Week this year, we're redoubling our call for action to address the health inequalities that affect the community across the UK.

Trans people face barriers in accessing care, not receiving the health care they need and are entitled to, and entrenching health inequalities further. Governments and our health care systems must address this urgently.

Nursing staff play a huge role in providing care for trans people and want the very best standards of personalised and quality care. Nurses need every possible guidance and support to get this right – from their employers, regulators, professional body and under the law. Compassion, fairness, and respect are the bedrock of our profession, and we strive to see that in all places.

As nursing staff, we are all committed to providing safe, high-quality care for all patients – care that is not only clinically excellent but deeply rooted in empathy and equity.

These principles guide every decision and every interaction, ensuring that care is delivered with humanity and integrity. These values are the profession’s core focus and the standard to which nursing holds itself.