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How patient and community involvement in health and social care is changing Putting lesbian, gay and bisexual people on the map in Greater Manchester Paul.

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1 How patient and community involvement in health and social care is changing Putting lesbian, gay and bisexual people on the map in Greater Manchester Paul Martin, OBE Chief Executive The Lesbian & Gay Foundation

2 The Lesbian & Gay Foundation (LGF) is a vibrant charity with a wide portfolio of well-established services and a rapidly developing range of new initiatives aimed at meeting the needs of lesbian, gay and bisexual people. We campaign for a fair and equal society where all lesbian, gay and bisexual people can achieve their full potential, and our mission is: ‘Ending Homophobia, Empowering People.' The LGF is…

3 New Coalition Government presented a series of new policy challenges Whole LGF team and Board buy-in LGF’s Engagement Hub Nick Hurd’s advice: –Work out what I do better than anybody else –Tell everyone about it –Position myself to sell my services to a range of buyers The health & social care challenge

4 “I Exist” – lesbian, gay and bisexual people living in Greater Manchester Part of the Picture – substance use among lesbian, gay and bisexual people in England Are you ready for your screen test? – lesbian and bisexual women’s cervical screening in the North West Pride in Practice GP patient experience - lesbian, gay and bisexual people living in the UK Village Census – lesbian, gay and bisexual people using Manchester’s ‘gay village’ Building the evidence base

5 Greater Manchester Public Health Briefing Joint Strategic Needs Assessment and Health & Wellbeing Strategies DH Strategic Partners Programme Sexual orientation monitoring – health system wide Evidence Exchange – information nuggets and research jewels Alliances with a wide range of different partners Position Papers and Business Cases Influencing policy

6 Patient & Public Advisory Groups Wider Voluntary & Community Sector National LGB&T Partnership Elected members responsible for Health & Wellbeing and Equality MPs, Ministers and Senior Civil Servants Locality-based worker programme NAVCA and NHS Commissioning Board pilot site Engagement

7 Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duty Sexual orientation monitoring Joint Strategic Needs Assessment and Health & Wellbeing Strategies Patient voice Community Champions Supporting organisations to monitor themselves Healthwatch??? Holding the system to account

8 Thank you paul.martin@lgf.org.uk 08453 30 30 30 www.lgf.org.uk/register


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