True Colours: Specialist Trans and Gender Diverse Health Service

True Colours sees young people who are trans and gender diverse or gender exploring who:

• are aged 16 – 24 years of age (at time of referral)
• live in Sydney Metropolitan Area, including the below local health districts:
  • Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
  • Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
  • Northern Sydney Local Health District
  • South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
  • South Western Sydney Local Health District
  • Sydney Local Health District
  • Western Sydney Local Health District.
• have a referral from a primary care provider, GP or other medical specialist.

True Colours is part of the NSW Health statewide Specialist Trans and Gender Diverse Health Service (TGD Health Service) Hub. If your patient does not meet the referral criteria, please consider referral to other TGD Health Services Maple Leaf House (HNELHD) and Trans and Gender Diverse Service Westmead (SCHN) (details below).

Yes, True Colours does have a waitlist. The True Colours team proactively manages and reviews the service to minimise waiting times as much as possible. We know that delay of care is frustrating, however the team will provide the most up to date estimation of wait times for the service.

Our multidisciplinary team provides supportive gender affirming care through assessment, care planning, access and referral. Each patient’s care plan is developed to be clinically appropriate and in line with an individual's goals.

An intake appointment will be your first appointment at the service where you will meet with one of the True Colours team members. It is an opportunity to talk about your experience and goals and to learn more about True Colours. Care planning may involve meeting with many of the True Colours clinicians, so expect a stepped process.  

Our team includes;

• Medical: Endocrinologist, Psychiatrist and Registrar
• Nursing: Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) and Registered Nurse (RN)
• Allied Heath: Social Worker, Psychologist and Speech Pathologist
• Peer Worker
• Support: Administrator and Clinic Operations Manager.

True Colours is a community-based clinic in Surry Hills set in a converted heritage building. A short 10-minute walk from Central Station or Surry Hills Light Rail Station. There is limited timed street parking on the surrounding streets.

There is step access to the building and internally. If you require wheelchair access, please contact the team so arrangements can be made.

 If there are sensory or other accessibility considerations that the team should be aware of in preparing for an appointment, please notify at the time when booking an appointment.

A referral from your Primary Care Provider, GP or Medical Specialist is required.

Referral Details

Dr Brendan Nolan – True Colours Clinic

Specialist Trans and Gender Diverse Health Service

Fax: 02 9332 9787

Phone: 02 9332 9676

Email: seslhd-truecolours@health.nsw.gov.au

Referrals can be received via Consultmed (Link: https://www.consultmed.co/) and fax 02 9332 9787

Sydney Metropolitan Hub

• Sydney Children's Hospitals Network Trans and Gender Diverse Service Westmead, for young people under 16 (at time of referral).
• Email: SCHN-CHW-GenderService@health.nsw.gov.au

Rural and Regional Hub

• Maple Leaf House, Hunter New England Local Health District
• Email: HNELHD-JHCHMapleLeafHouse@Health.nsw.gov.au

NSW Health The Specialist Trans and Gender Diverse Health Service

The Specialist Trans and Gender Diverse Health Service - LGBTIQ+ health (nsw.gov.au)

For further information regarding how the TGD Health Service will operate and deliver services, refer to the Framework for the Specialist Trans and Gender Diverse Health Service for People Under 25 Years.