Healthcare professionals must address discrimination to improve care for terminally ill LGBT people

New research led by the Cicely Saunders Institute at King’s College London concludes that healthcare professionals must make changes to their practice to improve the care experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people with terminal illnesses.  The study, which has been funded by Marie Curie, follows a report by the terminal illness charity which showed that terminally ill LGBT people in the UK experience discrimination and exclusion in health and social care, with nearly three-quarters (74%) not confident that services would be sensitive to their needs. It found that, as a result, LGBT people often delay accessing care