Pharmacy Pride: Inclusive Leadership and Learning Series (PPILLS)

An Introduction to Pride in Practice

Speaker

Andrew Gilliver - Pride in Practice Coordinator, LGBT Foundation

Speaker Bio

As part of LGBT Foundation’s Pride in Practice team, Andrew works with organisations to discuss specific issues around LGBTQ+ health inequalities and assist health professionals with how they can develop best practice to further support LGBTQ+ people in their care. Having worked with LGBT Foundation for 25 years, Andrew has been involved in many projects over the years. He is always happy to share learning from his work to promote wider LGBTQ+ awareness and inclusion.

https://lgbt.foundation/pride-in-practice-for-healthcare-professionals/

Session details

Pride in Practice is LGBT Foundation’s award-winning programme that works with primary care services to ensure LGBTQ+ people receive inclusive, high-quality healthcare. Endorsed by the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, it helps practices create welcoming environments and tackle health inequalities.

Benefits for Service Users include:
- Improved confidence and trust in healthcare services.
- Reduced health inequalities by addressing specific LGBTQ+ needs
- Early engagement with healthcare services leading to better health outcomes.

Benefits for Your Service include:
- Strengthens staff morale and retention by fostering an inclusive workplace culture.
- Enhances your reputation as an inclusive, progressive healthcare provider.
- Supports compliance with Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards and equality legislation.

 

View the full agenda here

 

Access to these events is free for any member of the Pharmacy workforce, this includes registered staff and non-registered, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Support Workers! A big part of this event is raising awareness of vital charities and LGBTQIA+ health inequalities, and so while all sessions are free to attend, we do ask kindly for your donations throughout which will be split equally between all partnering charities:

 

• Stonewall
• LGBT Foundation
• Switchboard LGBT+
• Mermaids
• OUTpatient

 

All donations collected are voluntary and will be split equally between the listed charities. 100% of the money donated will go directly to these charities. APTUK will not receive, handle, or retain any donated funds and is not affiliated with any of the listed charities. Please scan the QR code or visit GiveWheel