This is our last post on Twitter as we have now moved permanently to BlueSky, a safer place for our patients.

Our phonelines will be closed today due to staff illness, but we are responding to voice messages as quick as we can.

We know the holiday season is not always an easy time for trans people, so we have produced a coping with Christmas guide - Coping at Christmas | Patient updates and service announcements | Transgender

We can *only* use the contact details on your GP record to get in touch with you. Please make absolutely sure your GP practice has your up-to-date address, email address, and phone number, or you may miss communications from us, including appointment or medical letters.

We have had to delay booking some appointments lately and there are a few things you can do to help prevent this -

We are dipping our toe in the water to check if BlueSky is better for our patients than here. Please follow us - https://t.co/cZpjyCSKBJ

If your appointment is cancelled, we will contact you by phone or email, so please check voicemails and email regularly if you have an appointment this week or next. 2/2

High levels of sick leave across the clinical team this week mean that we are having to cancel some appointments at short notice. Our sincere apologies! Don’t worry, appointments that are cancelled will be rebooked into the next available slot. 1/2

Transgender Day of Remembrance is an annual observance on 20th November that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. Vigils will take place in Soho, London and across the UK this evening #TransDayOfRemembrance

If you are having any issues getting to us for an appointment today, please let us know.

Just a quick reminder that the Open Day tomorrow is only open to those who received a confirmation email. Details of the next Open Day event will be published in the next few weeks.

We are now sending out appointment invitations to those who were referred to us in September 2022 -

If you took part in Stoptober this month, well done and keep it up!

Happy Diwali to all celebrating

We have now sent out all the confirmations for those who were successful in the ballot for our open Day next week. Please do not travel to us unless you have received this confirmation.

The ballot to attend our latest Open Day closes tonight -

If you are on our waiting list, come along to our next Open Day, which is on 13th November. Just sign the form and we will let you know if you have a place. https://t.co/6g1Id85PxS

Sign up for our next open day - Open Day - 13th November | Patient updates and service announcements | Transgender ( https://t.co/jUKu2iDhHP)

Our next Open Day (in-person) will be on 13th November. If you want to enter the ballot to attend, please read and fill-in this form -

well done to all the members of the NCTHNet team who have decided to join in Sober October! Good luck to you all.