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National LGBT Health Summit

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health Summit is an annual event.

Highlighting key health issues for these communities, the summit covers topics on LBGT health like disability, mental health, identity,  ageing and drugs, drawing delegates from across the UK.

• LGBT Health Summit (opens new window)

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Advisory Group

The Department of Health is currently working with LGBT stakeholders on the development of a sexual orientation and gender identity equality strategy. A Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Advisory Group (SOGIAG) is assisting with this work, which is moving forward  through three workstreams: health inequalties, better employment and transgender health.

• Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Advisory Group

Making health services inclusive

Training has an important role to play in assisting health and social care organisations to ensure services are inclusive for lesbian, gay and bisexual people. The report below , produced by Diverse Identities, provides best practice training standards for sexual orientation. The Department of Health commissioned the report to assist health and social care organisations in promoting equality.

• Core training standards for sexual orientation: Making National Health Services inclusive for lesbian gay and bisexual people

Stonewall's Diversity Champions programme

The Department of Health continues to be a leading employer of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, and is one of the 50 leading lesbian, gay and bisexual equality organisations listed in Stonewall's 2006 Workplace Equality Index.

• Stonewall: Diversity Champions programme (opens new window)
• Promoting equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender staff - letter to Chief Executives from the Department of Health and Stonewall

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Young People

A webpage on the Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP) Children, young people and families programme website with relevant policies, evidence base, information and resources for LGBT young people, parents of LGBT young people and those who work with LGBT young people.

• Care Services Improvement Partnership (opens new window)

LGBT Resources on the CSIP Knowledge Community

Includes research, policies, news, projects and resources on issues such as health, mental health, sexual health, alcohol & drugs, education, housing, law, employment, hate crime, and communities including BME, Disabled, Young, Old, and Trans.

• CSIP Knowledge Community (opens new window)

LGBT History Month, February 2006

The Department's LGBT staff group PRISM held a lunchtime event for DH, NHS, social care and voluntary sector staff on Thursday 23rd February 2006 in London to mark Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) History Month. The event celebrated past and present-day champions in the Department and NHS and also outlined some of the work underway to improve LGBT people's access to health services and social care.

• Download speech by Sir Liam Donaldson, Chief Medical Officer (PDF, 32K)

Real stories, real lives: LGBT people and the NHS

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people need to be treated with respect as both service users and employees.

This resource includes five modules: the stories included in each of module show the real life experiences of LGBT service users and staff in the health and social care system. It can be used as a practical tool in training staff and raising awareness.

• Real stories, real lives: LGBT people and the NHS

Resources

There are a number of resources on sexual equality on this site.

• Resources on sexual equality