Author: Dr Duncan McGregor, anaesthetist in training in the north-west of England; Ex-Chair of GLADD – The Association of LGBTQ+ Doctors and Dentists; Honorary Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham and an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Activist

Advocating for effective analgesia in labour and perioperative care; advocating for high-quality care by considering patients as a whole; often advocating for patients for whom no intervention may be in their best interests. 

Much of our work and training as anaesthetists is centred on ensuring that our patients are advocated for to receive the very best possible care wherever we’re involved.

However, for some of us, our advocacy work can involve other areas too. I’ve spent nearly 10 years in the field of LGBTQ+ health activism.