OUR TEAM
Sally MacGregor
I am a Registered Adult Nurse and Registered Children’s Nurse with 32 years experience in healthcare. I'm both adult and child registered and a non medical prescriber. Currently I work in the NHS as a ADHD Specialist nurse for children with neurodevelopmental disorders such as ADHD and Autism. The overlap with neurodiversity and gender diversity is very interesting, enabling me to explore and develop further reasearch into this area.
Since 2017 following the transition of my daughter (a male at birth) I have devoted my energy to transgender healthcare and neurodiversity. In 2018 as an independent nurse advisor, I worked with a leading private gender service and had the privilege of meeting over 400 gender non conforming adults and children. By listening to patient stories, reading research and current best practice guidance and under the supervision of a very experienced trans advocate and medical; practitioner, I have been able to gain an enormous amount of knowledge about the developing specialism of transgender and non binary healthcare and the medical transition pathway.
I recognize that there are huge inequalities and frustrations within the current NHS gender identity clinics, with waiting lists at an all time high, improvements are desperately required. Whilst continuing to lobby government for transgender rights, Sinead and I felt we could offer a safer alternative and/or supplement for families and individuals seeking help for gender dysphoria and for those who because of health access inequalities, are forced to self medicate.
I am fully committed to upholding the reputation of the nursing profession and take my responsibilities within the code of conduct seriously.
Since 2017 following the transition of my daughter (a male at birth) I have devoted my energy to transgender healthcare and neurodiversity. In 2018 as an independent nurse advisor, I worked with a leading private gender service and had the privilege of meeting over 400 gender non conforming adults and children. By listening to patient stories, reading research and current best practice guidance and under the supervision of a very experienced trans advocate and medical; practitioner, I have been able to gain an enormous amount of knowledge about the developing specialism of transgender and non binary healthcare and the medical transition pathway.
I recognize that there are huge inequalities and frustrations within the current NHS gender identity clinics, with waiting lists at an all time high, improvements are desperately required. Whilst continuing to lobby government for transgender rights, Sinead and I felt we could offer a safer alternative and/or supplement for families and individuals seeking help for gender dysphoria and for those who because of health access inequalities, are forced to self medicate.
I am fully committed to upholding the reputation of the nursing profession and take my responsibilities within the code of conduct seriously.
Sinead Kelly
My name is Sinead (Light/ Grace of god in Celtic) and very proud to be a Trans female.I had a period in HM forces, working in Germany and Ireland for nearly 8 years, On leaving the services I started work with West Dunbartonshire health & social care partnership Scotland , working within care homes supporting adults with complex physical and mental health issues. I progressed to a supervisory roll in 1998 then from 2001 till 2021 was a registered care coordinator in social services for adults, supervising and supporting a team of care workers.
I have gained many social care and psychology/ counselling qualifications over the years including , SVQ 3 in Social Care for adults, SVQ 4 management units, PDA in Management of a care service Level 7/9 and two years study in Transaction analysis.I have been working in the Gender care field for over 7 years both in GHC UK and running a peer and family support groups.
As well as my work in gender care, I work with 'Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust' within the criminal justice system, running ECG and blood sampling clinics, supporting psychitrists in patient managment, providing support in relation to LGBTQ+ issues to other teams and I am an inclusion and Diversity champion within my team.
Having gone through the complicated, often emotionally difficult transition, from my birth gender, to who I really am, gives me a personal perspective and empathy for all those I support. I am passionate and driven to help others and their friends and families in the LGBTQ+ community.