by Wes Streeting has ordered a LGBT+ Health check, although it has previously been an important goal for women’s health.
For the first time, the NHS will carry out a six -month review of its “unequal” treatment of LGBT+ patients. Recommendations to improve the experiences of people who consider themselves LGBT+ are made to the government in December, the health service said.
It is likely that women and activists ignite further criticisms that the health secretary accused of “reducing” women after having removed the health goals of women in the annual NHS planning management at the beginning of this year and at the same time built a health strategy of men.
Dame Lesley Regan, the government’s health ambassador, previously told the Telegraph that it is “a health strategy for men – it is called NHS”.
At the same time, charity organizations and royal universities have criticized the failure of the health secretary, the “health strategy of women” previously set up by the conservatives, including the last 10-year health plan.
Ranee Thakar, the President of the Royal College of obstetricians and gynecologists, said that the plan was not promised to eliminate the gender health gap that women costs for years and good health. “
The NHS has dropped a number of goals from this year’s instructions, including eliminating the requirement that there are health centers for women in all parts of England.
The Health Service said that the LGBT check would “build on considerable evidence that LGBT+ editor would have poorer access to health care, poorer experience and poorer health results than the general population”.
It will examine the “obstacles” for access to care such as therapy, cancer screening and GP appointments.
According to a recently carried out survey of patient experiences, LGBT people often have mental illnesses and bad experiences of NHS services, including GPS.
The review will concentrate on the care of people aged 16 and over, but will also take into account the experience of children between the ages of 13 and 15.
However, it is not the NHS service for children or adults or social care, for which there have been or gives ongoing reviews.
Mr. Streeting said: “The NHS is best if it allows evidence to show that this has not happened. For too many LGBT+ -peoper, access to high -quality health care is a challenge, and one that is often shaped by discrimination, misunderstanding and malformation.
“That is why I have commissioned a comprehensive review in LGBT+ health differences – because every patient would deserve respect and excellent care, regardless of who they are or who love them.”
An activist at Londons Trans Pride last weekend – Krisztian Elek/Getty
Fiona McANena, the director of campaigns in the sexual affairs of human rights, said: “It is commendable to look at the respective health needs of the population subgroups. But nothing useful can appear if the members have little in common.
“LGBT+ is not a homogeneous group. NHS England has previously commissioned work on women’s health needs who sleep with women – his label – and separated for men who sleep with men and recognize that the two groups are very different.
“Trans-identified people range from girls and boys in school age to older men, both gay and heterosexual. When it comes to healthcare, each of these subgroups certainly has more together with others of age and gender. As for the plus in LGBT+, what does it mean around Earth?”
The review is carried out by Dr. Michael Brady, LGBT+ consultant from NHS England. He said: “It is unacceptable that LGBT+ people have a poorer overall experience of health services, which leads to poorer health results.
“This is the first review that receives in detail on this topic and provides recommendations that help the NHS better meet the health needs of LGBT+ -performance.”
The review welcomes the relevant entries by the end of August and will examine a number of information and data, including unpublished research.
It is said that it will continue to use the “LGBT+ acronym”, but “we realize that the LGBT+ community is diverse and intersectional and reflects the gender variety and a number of sexual orientations”.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs said: “The health of women is still an important priority for this government, and we will not expose it. We know that women have been disappointed by a health service that did not focus on their needs over a decade, and our 10 -year health schedule will maintain, improve women and to focus on equality.
“The NHS LGBT+ Evidence check will treat the inequalities in relation to the results of LGBT+ humans, including women, and have not come to the disadvantage of other groups.”
