1. Supporting Older People from LGBT+ Communities
(more questions than answers)
Mick Ward, Deputy Director
Adults and Health, Leeds City Council
and Leeds NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups

2. 3 Major Strands:
A strategic approach to tackling LGBT+ inequality in health and care services
Tackling loneliness and isolation in older people from LGBT+ communities
Developing a ‘quality mark’ for core (regulated) social care services

3. Strategic Approach (1);
Priority for Health and Well-Being Board (Age Friendly City and LGBT+ Friendly City)
Response to Stonewall ‘Unhealthy Attitudes’ report:
Tackling harassment and discrimination
Improved training
Support LGBT+ staff networks/role models
Improved patient/service user experience
Leadership support

4. Strategic Approach (2);
Leeds LGBT+ Asset Mapping:
What people value
What impacts negatively
Health and Well-being
Community Safety
Community Assets

5. Tackling Loneliness and Isolation
1/ Ensuring equity of access to all services
2/ SAGE:
Drop in/Peer support
Queer Stories
Visible Presence: Pride/International Day of Older People/Out in Leeds
Training for organisations

6. Develop a quality mark for providers
Out Loud LGBT Voices in Health & Social Care (National LGB&T Partnership,
Equality – don’t make judgements or assumptions about me
Respect and dignity – treat me well
Acceptance show me that I am welcome
Understanding – show me you understand me
Confidentiality – my information about me belongs to me
Support – see me for who I am

7. Key Questions: What else should we be doing?
What good practice do you have?
How can we collaborate?