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

  • Document type:
    Report
  • Author:
    Department of Health
  • Published date:
    1 June 2006
  • Primary audience:
    Professionals
  • Gateway reference:
    7141
  • Pages:
    52
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

Before the end of the year, new regulations will come into force which will make it unlawful to discriminate on the grounds of sexual orientation in the provision of goods, facilities and services. 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 attached report 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.

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Real Stories How People Experience Services Now
  • Considerations In Developing Core Training Standards For Sexual Orientation 
  • Organisational Issues In Relation To Training In Sexual Orientation
  • Designing Core Training Standards   
  • Tier One: Core Training Standards For General Equality And Diversity
  • Tier Two: Core Training Standards For Sexual Orientation
  • Tier Three: Core Training Standards For Specific Service Needs In Relation To Sexual Orientation
  • Tier Four: Core Training Standards For Sexual Orientation: Managers
  • Standards For The Evaluation And Monitoring Of Training In Sexual Orientation
  • Core Training Standards For Sexual Orientation: Processes 
  • Linking Core Training Standards For Sexual Orientation To The NHS Knowledge And Skills Framework
  • Conclusion And Recommendations 

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