Wes Streeting has announced the NHS will increase its support for LGBTQ+ patients. A new pilot by the NHS will provide LGBTQ+ people on waiting lists with access to support and information before appointments, including mental health support and community-based services. Streeting, the Health and Social Care Secretary, said: "It is fundamentally wrong that so many LGBT+ people still face challenges when accessing healthcare – including barriers such as discrimination, misunderstanding, and miseducation." "The result is that LGBT+ patients face longer waits, have poorer experiences of health care and suffer from high rates of mental ill health." "This pilot marks a major step – acknowledging the unacceptable waits endured by thousands of transgender patients and starting to tackle it head on. As we build an NHS fit for the future, we will ensure that it is there for everyone equally and stamp out systemic health inequalities that the LGBT+ community face." #NHS #WesStreeting #LGBTQ...