Make your hospice inclusive, safe and accessible for trans and gender diverse people

Our Trans and Gender-Diverse Inclusion Handbook seeks to improve the inclusion and safety of all trans and gender diverse people within a hospice.

This resource is useful for everyone working in a hospice. It covers various levels of knowledge and experience and includes topics such as:

• language and definitions
• discrimination policy
• clinical considerations. 
   

Whether you are already a workplace champion for trans and gender diverse equity, or you have no idea where to start, this resource is for you.

The Trans and Gender Diverse Inclusion Handbook was updated in August 2026 to reflect legal developments and regulatory guidance, including the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)'s Code of practice. 

Hospice UK remains committed to promoting compassionate, respectful and inclusive hospice care for all, including trans and gender diverse people. We recognise the importance of ensuring that trans and gender diverse people feel welcome, valued and supported in hospice settings - whether as patients, carers, friends, family, staff or volunteers. 

We will continue to listen to people with lived experience, learn from evolving evidence and practice, and support hospices to create environments that are as inclusive, safe and compassionate as possible within the requirements of the law.