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

We have produced a handbook to help all hospice staff and volunteers make sure your services are inclusive, safe and accessible for trans and gender diverse people. On this page you can watch a recording of a webinar on 12th March 2025, where we launched the resource.

About the resource

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.

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Watch the recording

We launched the resource with a webinar on 12th March, 2025.

Watch a recording of the session here.

Please note that the webinar included group activities, which were not recorded.

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Download the slide deck

Inclusive, safe and accessible for trans and gender diverse people - Big Conversation.pdf

Inclusive, safe and accessible for trans and gender diverse people - Big Conversation.pdf (2.31 MB document)

Download the slides from the webinar

Statement on 2025 Supreme Court ruling on gender and single sex spaces

Since this webinar, new guidance has been published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

Hospice UK acknowledges the ruling and recognises the uncertainty this has created - particularly for trans and gender diverse communities, as well as the services, staff and volunteers who support them.

We are currently reviewing the Trans and Gender Diverse Inclusion Handbook in the light of the updated guidance from the EHRC. We will take the time necessary to carefully consider the implications of the ruling across the breadth of hospice services. We are mindful of the potential impact on staff and volunteers, as well as patients and visitors.

Read our full statement