English health service report includes LGBTQ people alongside those with disabilities
Alexandra Foxley-JohnsonThe National Health Service in England has been slammed for a report that seemingly includes gay and transgender people in a section dealing with disabilities and long-term health conditions.The NHS People Plan, published last month, was intended to provide a blueprint for the country’s health service to improve working conditions and staff shortages, the Independent reports.But it was heavily criticized for including the difficulties facing LGBTQ NHS staff in a section dealing with disabled members of staff and those facing long-term health conditions.“The workforce disability equality standard has begun to shine a light on the difficulties that colleagues with disabilities and long-term health conditions face,” the