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"I can't ask that!"
— promoting discussion of sexuality and effective health service interactions with older non-heterosexual men | | Author(s) | Adrian Lee |
| Corporate Author | Social Policy Association |
| Journal title | IN: Social Policy Review, 19, Chapter 7, 2007 |
| Publisher | The Policy Press, Bristol, 2007 |
| Pages | pp 127-150 |
| Source | The Policy Press, University of Bristol, Fourth floor, Beacon House, Queen's Road, Bristol BS8 1QU. |
| Keywords | Sexual orientation ; Older men ; Health services ; Usage [services] ; Accessibility ; Social policy. |
| Annotation | Older gay men and the ways in which their sexual identity affects their lives in provision of and access to health care are analysed. The author focuses on his recent work investigating healthcare decision-making among older gay men, their interaction with healthcare settings, and the active or passive disclosure of their sexuality. He suggests that the manner of this disclosure and their subsequent experiences colours the fairness of access they experience as citizens. He suggests that there is a need for inclusiveness and a "greater sense of comfort" for older gay men. He proposes some pragmatic solutions for local service provision within primary care trusts (PCTs), for health policy generally, and more widely for the 'Opportunity age' and the National Service Framework for Older People (NSF) agendas. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070823002 A |
| Classmark | ES6: BC: L: QLD: 5CA: TM2 |
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