A selection of our work highlighting the challenges the LGBTQ+ community faces in health and care.
One in seven LGBT people (14 per cent) avoid seeking health care for fear of discrimination from staff. And more than a quarter of lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer NHS staff (29 per cent) and three in five trans NHS staff (59 per cent) have experienced harassment, bullying or abuse from their colleagues.
While Pride Month isn’t the only time to talk about LGBTQ+ issues, it’s an important opportunity for us to highlight the health and care issues affecting the LGBTQ+ community and focus our attention on LGBTQ+ voices inside and outside of The King’s Fund. This year, we’ll be marching in the London Pride parade, calling for more awareness of these issues and experiences.
And below is a selection of our work highlighting the challenges the LGBTQ+ community faces in health and care, but also celebrating inspiring initiatives for inclusion and what our colleagues are doing to celebrate Pride.
Our work on LGBTQ+ health issues
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Building an inclusive workplace: our experience of using benchmarking tools to support change
Deborah Fenney shares how The King’s Fund has used benchmarking tools to become a more diverse and inclusive workplace through greater accountability and learning from best practice
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LGBTQ+ staff and patients deserve better from the NHS
Kelly Ameneshoa, Emergency Medicine Doctor at Ashford and St Peter’s hospital and Population Health Fellow at The King’s Fund, looks at recent data on the experience of LGBTQ+ staff and ...
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Acting on the evidence: ensuring the NHS meets the needs of trans people
Richard Murray takes a look at the evidence around poor access to health services and poor outcomes experienced by trans people and asks what more the NHS can do to better meet people’s ...
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Inclusive language in health and care: why the words we use matter
Inclusive language has an important role to play in health and care, particularly when it comes to addressing health inequalities. Emily Lennon reflects on the impact of language on unde...
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‘If you're not counted, you don’t count’: what can be done to tackle LGBTQ+ health inequalities?
Three years on from the Government’s LGBT action plan, Helen McKenna sat down with Dr Michael Brady and Michelle Ross to explore the health inequalities LGBTQ+ people face and what needs...
What we're doing at the Fund
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LGBTQ+ equality at the Fund
Find out more about the work currently underway to support our ambition to be an LGBTQ+ inclusive organisation.
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A year of diversity and inclusion at The King’s Fund
As the year comes to a close, Dana James-Edwards reflects on The King’s Fund’s diversity and inclusion journey in 2022.
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Marching with Pride in London: another step on The King’s Fund’s journey of inclusion
For the first time in it’s 125-year history, The King’s Fund took part in the Pride in London parade. Dana James-Edwards, our Head of Diversity and Inclusion, describes the work that has...
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Supporting LGBTQ+ charities
The GSK IMPACT awards recognise charities doing important work to improve people's health and wellbeing. Over the years, a number of the award winners have been charities supporting people from LGBTQ+ communities.
Find out more about recent winners, Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard, in their video.
What we're doing
We are on a journey to making The King’s Fund an inclusive place for everyone to work. Earlier this year, we were delighted to receive a Gold Award in Stonewall UK's workplace equality index, ranking 75th in their Top 100 Employers.
Additionally, this year our LGBTQ+ staff network is celebrating its third birthday. The network provides a safe space for LGBTQ+ staff to share experiences and socialise and has also supported the introduction of more inclusive policies. Members from our LGBTQ+ staff network alongside other colleagues will be proudly marching in London’s Pride parade for the second time in July.
When it comes to LGBTQ+ visibility and equality we recognise there’s always more work to be done. Find out more about our diversity and inclusion journey and our work on LGBTQ+ equality at The King’s Fund.
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