Improving care for LGBTQ+ patients in general practice

<p>Emma speaks to Alex Matheson from the LGBT Foundation about the charity’s Pride in Practice programme, which helps GP practices improve the experiences of LGBTQ+ people accessing primary care services.</p><br><p>In this conversation Alex talks about the health inequalities experienced by LGBTQ+ people, in particular around access to services and the discrimination some people experience, and how that ultimately impacts on outcomes for this group of patients.</p><br><p>She also explains how the Pride in Practice programme can help GP practices to improve the care for their LGBTQ+ people, including the importance of training for staff and recording patients’ sexual orientation and gender identity.</p><br><p>This episode is presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><p><a href="https://lgbt.foundation/pride-in-practice-for-healthcare-professionals/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Pride in Practice programme</a></p><p><a href="https://lgbt.foundation/help/hidden-figures-lgbt-health-inequalities-in-the-uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hidden Figures: LGBT health inequalities in the UK</a> - the LGBT Foundation’s report</p><p><a href="https://dashboard.igpm.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Gender-identity-toolkit-for-general-practice-Template-2.0.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gender identity toolkit </a>- developed by the Institute of General Practice Management in partnership with the LGBT Foundation</p><p><a href="https://lgbt.foundation/help/monitoring-sexual-orientation-and-trans-status/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Monitoring sexual orientation and trans status</a></p><p>MIMS Learning's Tackling Health Inequalities campaign includes <a href="https://www.mimslearning.co.uk/pages/health-inequalities" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">free CPD on transgender and LGBTQ+ healthcare</a></p><p><br></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>