Dramatic decline in complaints by imprisoned transgender patients after staff LG

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Dramatic decline in complaints by imprisoned transgender patients after staff LGBT training

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/305477.php

Medical News Today/

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"A new study of the quality of healthcare provided to transgender patients in the New York City correctional system revealed significant areas for improvement and reported a greater than 50% decrease in patient complaints after the healthcare staff at 12 jail clinics received Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) training. Within 6 months of implementing a revised transgender health care policy, patient complaints dropped to zero, according to the study results published in LGBT Health, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available free on the LGBT Health website until February 21, 2016."