Woodlands Surgery
Address: 48-49 Bateman street Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 1LR
Website: http://www.woodlandssurgery.co.uk/
Reception telephone: 01223 697600
Reception email: capccg.woodlands@nhs.net
Summary
5 reports in total.
5 most recent reports used to determine rating.
Rating: somewhat positive
Questions answered
The answers to the following questions are based on the majority response from the people that answered them.
| Will this practice make GIC referrals? | (1 answer) | inconclusive | ||
| Does this practice offer shared care, including prescribing, with NHS-run GICs? | (1 answer) | inconclusive | ||
| Does this practice offer shared care, including prescribing, with private GICs? | (3 answers) | yes | yes:67% no:33% sometimes:0% | |
| Does this practice offer bridging prescriptions? | (1 answer) | inconclusive | ||
| Will this practice update your name upon request? | (2 answers) | inconclusive | ||
| Will this practice update your NHS gender marker upon request? | (1 answer) | inconclusive | ||
| Does this practice perform routine blood sample monitoring for HRT (and blockers), even without a shared care agreement (e.g., for DIY)? | (2 answers) | inconclusive | ||
| Will this practice write a letter supporting a GRC application? | (1 answer) | inconclusive | ||
| Will this practice write a letter supporting a change of gender marker in British passports? | (1 answer) | inconclusive | ||
| Will this practice help to arrange fertility preservation? | (0 answers) | inconclusive | ||
| Will this practice administer prescribed HRT? | (2 answers) | inconclusive |
Reports
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- Rating: Positive
Reported Oct 2025
Woodlands have been generally supportive for me. I haven't accessed them for medical transition related care. They have checked my preferred name and pronouns during appointments without being prompted by me, and updated this on my notes/their system, and I have always been gendered correctly.
I accessed support for possible PCOS and general menstrual cycle related care. The GP I saw discussed with me hormonal contraceptives, and the potential impacts/interactions with testosterone. I've experienced them to be generally knowledgeable.
I have had one GP make assumptions about the medical transition steps I want to take, rather than asking me. 
Rating: NeutralReported Oct 2025 (experienced around Oct 2025)
I started using this practice this summer, and after weeks of bouncing around admin woes they are prescribing, monitoring, and administering (triptorelin) my HRT in a shared care agreement with my private endocrinologist. Rating is neutral due to sheer number of admin difficulties, though none were ostensibly related to me being trans specifically.
- Rating: Positive
Reported Oct 2025 (experienced around Sep 2025)
I recently moved to woodlands surgery and have been very pleased with them so far.
They immediately took on prescribing my HRT and actively sought to arrange shared care with my private endo without me needing to prompt them about it.
I've not had too many interactions so far, but haven't encountered any staff that were not respectful of my pronouns. - Rating: Positive
Reported Aug 2025
I've been at the Woodlands for 20 years and they've always done their best with regards to my transition related care. They are happy to take onboard new information/feedback regarding transition medication, eg. if you are on testosterone, they will prescribe supplementary functional topical estrogen.
- Rating: Positive
Reported Aug 2025 (experienced around Aug 2025)
I switched to this practice on the recommendation of some friends. Initially they said they would do shared care with Imago. I got a shared care agreement from Imago and sent it to Woodlands, but in the end they wouldn't take on prescribing estrogel for me. However, they are doing my HRT monitoring blood tests, which is what I really wanted.
I had a couple of appointments where the doctors spent a bit too much time talking about my gender when I'd come in for an unrelated issue, but most of my appointments have been quite good.