Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have received regarding the report <i>Unhealthy Attitudes </i>published in July by Stonewall, and what steps they propose to take to improve training for health and social care employees about LGBT rights.

Correspondence has been received by Department of Health Ministers accompanying copies of the report Unhealthy Attitudes.

On 20 October 2015, NHS Employers, the Lesbian and Gay Foundation and Stonewall presented a paper at NHS England’s Equality and Diversity Council, of which the Department are members, calling for positive and robust leadership to promote LGBT equality in the National Health Service.

No other representations have been received about the report.

Health Education England (HEE) currently hosts training on equality and diversity through the e-learning for healthcare (e-LfH) portal. A review of the content is scheduled to take place next year. The package is available free to all NHS employed staff and allows all users to run reports on the HEE e-LfH Hub demonstrating their use and providing evidence for their clinical professional development.