audio by title 'report of the reducing health inequalities workstream'

The Department of Health’s Equalities and Human Rights group organises an annual conference for stakeholders interested in the work of its Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Advisory Group (SOGIAG). Over the course of a full day’s proceedings each of the various work stream chairs normally present details of what their team has been working on during the year. Senior civil servants also discuss their work and inclusion aims too.

Kate Schneider, who herself works in management in an NHS Trust and co-chairs this group, reflected on the amoint of prejudice, ignorance and naivety within the health service and spoke about the way the group had worked with the Reducing Health Inequalities stream and in listening to everyone’s views to inform their approach. She explained how a review of suicide among LGBT people with mental health problems had been completed and would be published soon in conjunction with the Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP). Kate also described the project to generate a comprehensive collection of short briefing papers on a range of LGBT issues - including one on transgender people and their concerns.