Humanising Healthcare podcast Series 3 Episode 3 - 'Golden Queers'

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In this week’s podcast episode Golden Queers, Manasi is joined by Dr Dan Bailey Consultant Geriatrician and educator at King’s College Hospital. They discuss Dan’s contribution to a specialist frailty clinic for older people living with HIV and projects exploring the care needs of older trans+ individuals.

In this episode, Dr Dan Bailey referred to the article Towards inclusive healthcare: evaluating knowledge, confidence and awareness of LGBTQ+ health among Internal Medicine Trainees in London (BMC Medical Education, 2024; doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-05827-y).

Dr Bailey incorrectly stated that the study asked respondents a clinical question regarding a trans woman presenting with an infection, specifically: “A diagnosis of prostatitis should be considered” (true/false). This question was not included in the published study.

While the paper did assess trainees’ knowledge on a range of LGBTQ+ health topics (including trans+ health) the example given in the podcast was not among them. The example remains illustrative of the kinds of knowledge gaps that underscore the need for specialist education in LGBTQ+ health, but it does not reflect the study's actual methodology or findings.

Dr Bailey apologises for any confusion caused.

Dan Bailey

Consultant Physician/Geriatrician, King's College Hospital

Dr Dan Bailey is a Consultant Geriatrician and educator at King’s College Hospital, where he co-leads the perioperative medicine service for older people and champions inclusive, person-centred care. He holds an MA in Medical Law and Ethics from King’s College London and is co-chair of King’s and Queers, the Trust’s award-winning LGBTQ+ staff network. Dan contributes to a specialist frailty clinic for older people living with HIV and is involved in projects exploring the care needs of older Trans+ individuals. He has published on LGBTQ+ health and postgraduate medical education. As he hits his fabulous fifties, Dan embraces the spirit of Golden Queers—bringing warmth, humour, and fierce advocacy to his clinical and cultural work. He believes healthcare must celebrate queer lives at every age, and make space for joy, wisdom, and belonging. 

Manasi Nandi

Professor of Integrative Pharmacology and Physiology 

Manasi is a scientist and educator based within the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on the extraction of new information from vital signs data, aiding research and clinical decision making, and identifying earlier alerts of disease. She has expertise in medicine discovery and development and the translation of laboratory findings into clinical practice. She is a fellow of the British Pharmacological Society, most recently supporting efforts to embed inclusive principles into the national curriculum. Inclusivity and accessibility are at the core of her teaching and research practice. She is the Development, Diversity and Inclusion lead for the School and Cancer and Pharmaceutical Science, supporting EDI activities at Faculty and College level. She launched the Humanising Healthcare seminar series in 2023.