NHS Confederation: Supporting the LGBTQ+ population through COVID-19 and beyond (18 February 2021)

Summary

Leaders from across the healthcare system agree that for the LGBTQ+ population to recover and thrive after the COVID-19 pandemic, the way services are designed and delivered, and the workforce environments they are delivered in, must change.

Content

Following a scoping roundtable and consultation with the Health and Care LGBTQ+ Leaders Network members, the NHS Confederation have developed a series of recommendations to help healthcare leaders, service designers and commissioners ensure their services and workplaces meet the needs of the LGBTQ+ population:

• Create visible leadership and confident staff.
• Create a strong knowledge base.
• Be non-heteronormative and non-cisnormative in everything you do.
• Take responsibility for collecting and reporting data.
• Listen to your service users.
• Proactively seek out partners to co-deliver services.

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