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This article deals with the implications of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 for the social work practice in Great Britain. This law means that transsexual people must be treated in their new sex for all legal purposes, including health and social care. It will impose new responsibilities to maintain client confidentiality. Majority of medical and care workers are often unaware of the complexities of hormonal and surgical therapies and the timescales over which they take place.

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p38-39 2p; 1c