Senior NHS managers have signed a pledge to put lesbian, gay and bisexual people and their views at the heart of local health and wellbeing services.
The aim of the charter is to publicly commit the district’s NHS services to being respectful and welcoming to lesbian, gay and bisexual people.
Chief executives from NHS Airedale, Bradford and Leeds, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and Bradford District Care Trust all took part in the signing to mark IDAHO day – an international day to end homophobia.
The pledge confirms all local NHS organisations are committed to equality, diversity and human rights policy and support efforts to achieve equality across all diversity areas, including sexual orientation.
The local IDAHO Day event was organised by Bradford’s Equity Partnership, with support from Bradford Council, the NHS and the Midland Hotel. After the charter signing there was an evening of celebration and remembrance.
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