HOSPITALS
Fighting for global equality in healthcare The path to equality in healthcare for the global LGBTQ + community is not a simple one – there can be no agreed action that all healthcare professionals should take to improve LGBTQ + healthcare .
Stein , however , has three key suggestions to improve healthcare for queer people in the US and beyond :
1 . “ Healthcare providers removing gendered language from materials where possible . Transgender and nonconforming patients deserve to see themselves represented in the materials , language , and services that healthcare services provide .” The NHS is working to make content as gender neutral as possible , and are actively rolling out sessions to teach their staff , too .
2 . “ Wider implementation of three-site testing for STIs , reflecting different ways that the LGBTQIA + population may have sex , while ensuring they receive the appropriate result and subsequent care .”
52 July 2023