Pride in Practice

Country: UK Length: 01:08 Publisher: LGBT Foundation Comments: A GP talks about the benefits his practice has seen after receiving accreditation from the LGBT Foundation. Also see this press release about the Pride in Practice scheme.

Dementia Equity and Rights

Publisher: AgeUK, et al Country: UK Pages: 56 (LGBT Chapter starts p45) This publication looks across all the protected characteristics and flags up issues where the risk and prevalence of dementia may vary for different groups and how access and provision of services must take into account the needs of particular groups. Minority groups often…

Fair care for trans patients

Subtitle: An RCN guide for nursing and health care professionals Publisher: Royal College of Nursing Date: 2016 Country: UK Pages: 16 The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) recognises that trans people frequently experience prejudice and discrimination. The nursing community can, through its professional actions and interests, work to eliminate and significantly reduce this at both an…

A Different Ending

Subtitle: Addressing Inequalities in End Of Life Care Publisher: Care Quality Commission Country: UK Pages: 4 2016 Although lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people experience a higher incidence of life-limiting illness, the experience of LGBT people at the end of life has often been overlooked. Evidence shows that discrimination continues to have an adverse…