Do you feel that being part of the LBTQIA+ community affects your healthcare?
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In July and August 2024, Healthwatch Norfolk attended Norwich Pride and King’s Lynn Pride to engage with members of the LGBTQIA+ community about their experience of health care. They spoke to 164 people.
It is apparent that most people within the sample feel that being part of the LGBTQIA+ community affects their health care, with almost 60% of respondents believing that to be the case. From the thematic analysis of 36 in-depth responses to the question, Healthwatch Norfolk identified a key theme of people experiencing a lack of understanding/consideration from medical staff for a patient’s sexuality and gender when it came to their treatment. There needs to be a greater awareness and consideration for members of the LGBTQIA+ community when it comes to both their access to health care and their lived experience, to foster a more positive environment.