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, OBEChief ExecutiveThe Lesbian & Gay Foundation

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…

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

“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

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

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

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

Thank you

paul.martin@lgf.org.uk

08453 30 30 30

www.lgf.org.uk/register