LGBT patients deserve best possible end of life care, says RCGP Responding to a report by Marie Curie on end of life care for LGBT patients, Dr Catherine Millington-Sanders, RCGP and Marie Curie Clinical Lead for End of Life Care, said:
“With our patients now living longer than ever, and routinely presenting with multiple health issues, it is imperative that all our patients - LGBT patients included - receive high quality care as they approach the end of their lives, when people and their families are often at their most vulnerable.
“But as this report shows, a concerning number of LGBT patients are not accessing the appropriate healthcare services as they near the end of their life for fear of discrimination – this unintended consequence is important as it means they are at risk of unmanaged symptoms and reduced ability to get the holistic care all patients and families deserve". Royal College of General Practitioners
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