Supporting your LGBTQ+ workforce
NHS organisations should strive to create a culture and environment that welcomes lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender staff, allowing them to be themselves at work and to contribute fully to the wider organisation.
A report by the CIPD revealed LGBTQ+ staff are more likely to experience conflict and harassment at work than their heterosexual and cisgender colleagues. Furthermore the 2023 NHS Staff Survey found that 32 per cent of gay or lesbian staff and 35 per cent of transgender staff reported bullying and harassment at work. Around one in five LGBTQ+ NHS staff reported personally experiencing physical violence at work.
To help you better understand and address the issues facing LGBTQ+ staff, we have provided a summary of information and links to LGBTQ+ resources below.
Health and Care LGBTQ+ Leaders Network
Led by the NHS Confederation, this network is for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) leaders and allies from a diverse range of roles and backgrounds across health and care.
Visit the Health and Care LGBTQ+ Leaders Network to find out more information and to join.
LGBTQ+ staff networks in the NHS
Watch our webinar below, held in partnership with the Health and Care LGBTQ+ Leaders Network and NHS England, which highlighted good practice and experiences of LGBTQ+ networks operating in the NHS.
The session addressed the growing complex role of allies and the unique issues facing LGBTQ+ people across intersections of our community – including disability, faith and ethnicity.
