Results—non-comparative survey results for healthcare
| Source (date) | General mental health | General physical health | Alcohol or other substance consumption | Routine healthcare access |
| Birmingham LGBT (Sept 2020) | 65% felt their mental health had been affected since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak 60% reported feeling anxious, depressed or lonely 14% had suicidal or self-harming thoughts | 50% of people stated diet less healthy 7% accessed a food bank 70% reported ‘good’ or ‘excellent’ sexual health 20% undertook no physical exercise | 33% indicated increased use of recreational drugs 40% of those who drank reported increased alcohol consumption | 12% were not able to access healthcare when they needed it 11% could not access medication they needed |
| Houghton and Tasker (Aug 2020) | 70% felt very or extremely emotionally affected by the pandemic | NR | NR | NR |
| Kneale and Becares (Aug 2020) | (See separate table in online supplemental file) | |||
| Lancashire LGBT (July 2020) | 72% concerned about this | NR | 21% concerned about this | 33% not able to access routine healthcare (49% for trans people) |
| Live Through This (Aug 2020) | 30% concerned about their mental health 58% report a negative impact on mental health | 43% worried about their health | 19% drinking alcohol more often | 22% concerned about being able to access healthcare 19% concerned about their medication 16% concerned about their ability to contact their cancer team |
| LGBT Foundation (May 2020) | 37% had decreased mental well-being as one of their top three concerns 42% would like to access support for their mental health | NR | 18% are concerned that COVID-19 will lead to substance or alcohol misuse, or trigger relapse | 16% had been unable to access healthcare for non-COVID-19-related issues 34% had a medical appointment cancelled 23% were unable to access medication |
| LGBT South West, Intercom Trust (July 2020) | 52% had decreased mental well-being as the second highest concern 62% living with family reported decreased mental well-being | NR | 29% of people were concerned the situation would lead to substance or alcohol misuse or trigger a relapse | 13% were unable to access healthcare for non-COVID-19-related issues 33% had medical appointments cancelled 17% were unable to access medication (55% of trans people said they were unable to access, or had concerns about accessing hormone therapy medications) |
| Opening Doors London (Nov 2020) | >50% felt that lockdown impacted negatively on their psychological well-being 38% felt more unhappy or depressed since lockdown 18% felt much more depressed than usual | 5% contracted coronavirus 23% felt their physical health was worse since the pandemic and lockdown | NR | NR |
LGBT, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender; NR, not reported.