Accessing the service and eligibility

Who is eligible?

Indigo Gender Service is the Greater Manchester transgender health service. We now directly accept new referrals. In order to access our services, you will need to meet the following criteria: 

• aged 17 or over at time of referral  
• registered with a GP in Greater Manchester and eligible for NHS treatment. 

In addition, as a regional service, if a patient registers with a GP practice outside of Greater Manchester while on the waiting list, they will stay with Indigo until diagnosis stage, and then be transferred out to another GIC, if a patient registers with a GP practice outside of Greater Manchester, during their treatment with Indigo, their care will be transferred to an alternative gender service, following a review of when this is clinically safe. More Information can be found under our FAQs under "Moving into or out of Greater Manchester".

What to expect at your appointment?

We have created a step-by-step guide to what to expect on your first clinic appointment with Indigo. We know  this may be daunting for some so we want to show you how clean-cut and simple the service we offer can be.