![]() ![]() And as probably the biggest employer of LGBT+ people in Europe: an NHS that welcomes to our team all who bring dedication and skill and compassion. Whoever you are and whoever you love: a health service there when you need it. “The NHS at its best is the real world expression of equality and inclusion. NHS chief executive, Simon Stevens, said: “We’re proud to support our NHS LGBT+ Staff Network and colleagues from across the country who are marching at London Pride this weekend, and at other Pride events over summer. The badge, being adopted in around one in three of England’s acute trusts, is a simple image of an NHS logo superimposed on the rainbow pride flag, which can be worn on NHS staff lanyards or on uniforms.Īs well as showing support for Pride, the programme will deliver practical toolkits to hospitals, developed by Evelina London, which will help staff to support LGBT+ people to access the right services, following news last week that around 50,000 LGB women had never been for cervical screening due to misleading information, often found online.Įarlier this week NHS England and NHS Improvement Chief Executive Simon Stevens showed his support for LGBT+ NHS staff and the wider community, meeting with the NHS’s LGBT+ Staff Network to discuss what more the NHS can do to improve care and support for patients and staff. ![]() Hundreds of thousands of NHS staff are set to join Pride celebrations across the country this weekend and throughout summer.Īhead of London Pride today (Saturday) the NHS has confirmed that more than 200 hospitals are launching dedicated schemes that support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) communities.Īs many as 150,000 doctors, nurses, cleaners, surgeons, midwives and other health service staff are taking up a new Rainbow Badge initiative which gives staff the opportunity to show their support for LGBT+ patients and staff. ![]()
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