The European journal of general practice
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Despite growing acceptance of LGBT + individuals, an underlying stigma persists even in healthcare, resulting in substandard care and worse healthcare outcomes for LGBT + individuals. ⋯ The study underscores the significance of a sense of safety in the patient-doctor relationship and highlights the need for improved training and attitudes to provide inclusive and affirming healthcare for LGBT + individuals.
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Health advocacy (HA) involves purposeful actions to inform, mobilise, and organise activities to address social determinants of health affecting individuals or communities. It is a fundamental component of medical practice, deemed mandatory by professional and educational bodies. Therefore, including health advocacy training in pre- and post-graduate medical education is crucial. ⋯ Competencies for the HA role are very broad in perspective and show commonalities with the FPs' 'professional', 'expert' and 'leader' roles. Longitudinally integration of the HA training into the national 'Family Medicine Residency Training Core Curriculum' through participatory processes and training of FM trainers in HA is strongly recommended.