Posted on: 17 January 2024
February is LGBT+ History Month and the theme for this year is Medicine: Under The Scope, celebrating LGBT+ peoples’ contribution to the field of medicine and healthcare both historically and today.
CNWL’s LGBT+ Staff Network, Pride@CNWL, has a packed programme of events, Q&As, discussions, socials where we’ll shine a light on LGBT+ staff experiences at CNWL and beyond.
Save the dates and event links.
All CNWL staff are welcome as an ally or network member. Some events are open to wider NHS staff too so check the fuller details in the programme.
Pride@CNWL Open Committee Meeting – All welcome
Pride@CNWL welcomes colleagues to attend a Pride@CNWL Open Committee meeting during LGBT+ History Month. If you are curious about how the Network operates or potentially would be more interested in supporting the Network you are welcome to attend. Please request a Teams diary invite from lgbt.cnwl@nhs.net.
Thursday 1 February 2024, 12:30pm-1:30pm
#UnderTheScope - LGBT+ contributions to Medicines Panel event – pre-meet – all welcome
This is a pre-meet to a panel event and are looking for LGBT+ staff across all disciplines (e.g. physical health, mental health, sexual health, substance use etc.) to participate.
We will be discussing the following topics:
- History of LGBT+ medicine and healthcare in your sector
- Working in medicine and healthcare as an LGBT+ person
- Difficulties/inequalities faced by LGBT+ clients/staff in your sector
- Your hopes for the future of LGBT+ healthcare
All welcome to contribute to the discussion, please email lgbt.cnwl@nhs.net for a diary invite.
Monday 5 February 2024, 9am-10am
#UnderTheScope – LGBT+ History Month Quiz
Join Pride@CNWL Network and Chief Nurse, Maria O’Brien for this LGBT+ History Month Quiz. The quiz will include various parts of history, progression of the LGBT+ community aspects of the law, perhaps a celebrity or two and of course development of medicine. All welcome to attend. Please request a diary invite from lgbt.cnwl@nhs.net.
Monday 5 February 2024, 12:30pm to 2pm
Project on LGBTQ+ older adults and cognitive health at Brunel University
CNWL, NWL and other NHS London Colleagues are welcome to join Dr Riccardo Manca and Prof Annalena Venneri from Brunel University for an update on this project. Especially in relation to the current knowledge on dementia/cognitive decline in the LGBTQ+ community and the rationale/design of the study. The event will include very preliminary results on the data collected so far and take questions on it.
The study is still open and colleagues are welcome to apply. Please email lgbt.cnwl@nhs.net for a diary invite.
Monday 7 February 2023, 10am-10:30am
Then and Now - a conversation on the progression of language with Ian and Olivia – all welcome
have a small panel to discuss some of the issues faced by them both now, in the past and potentially the future. Language is powerful, it is both empowering and damaging.
- Where are we with understanding the impact of language used?
- Do we need to move forward?
- Do we recognise the importance of holding onto an identity?
- What can losing that identity mean?
- What does this mean for the NHS/CNWL?
Please request a Teams diary invite from lgbt.cnwl@nhs.net.
Monday, 12 February 2024 2pm to 3pm
LGBT+ Awareness Training for Harrow Talking Therapies (closed event)
This LGBT+ Awareness Training will focus on - the use of pronouns - gender and non-binary identities - the mental health issues that trans communities might face If your Team would benefit from a similar training please contact lgbt.cnwl@nhs.net.
Monday 14 February 2024
LGBT+ History Month - #UnderTheScope - Policies as Medicine
Join CNWL’s Director of People, Nick Green and Jason Benning Pride@CNWL’s Policy Lead in a discussion on policy development. As organisations and their employees change so must policy. What does this look like at CNWL?
All colleagues are welcome to attend this discussion and learn how CNWL is progressing policies in line with SCARF principles - (Safe Compassionate Accountable Respectful and Fair). Please request a Teams diary invite from lgbt.cnwl@nhs.net.
Tuesday 15 February 2024, 11am-12pm
CNWL's Sexual Health Service in Surrey and two of its staff members have been nominated in the first ever Pride in Surrey Award
Dr Shalini Andrews, Clinical Director and Consultant in Genitourinary and HIV, is nominated under the category LGBTQ+ Ally of the Year alongside Ian Cole, Sexual Health Outreach Team Manager in Surrey, who is nominated under the category Community Champion. The entire service is nominated under Health Service of the Year in the County.
The Pride in Surrey Awards will bring together community leaders, advocates, allies, and organisations to commemorate the progress made in embracing and supporting the LGBTQ+ community. From outstanding contributions to inspirational stories, this event aims to recognise and honour those who have made a remarkable impact within Surrey's LGBTQ+ community.
The winners will be announced at Surrey LGBTQ+ Expo in Guildford on Thursday 15 February 2024
Then and Now - a conversation on the progression of language with Ian and Olivia – all welcome
Historically language has evolved, and to this day continues to do so, in this session we have a small panel to discuss some of the issues faced by them both now, in the past and potentially the future.
Language is powerful, it is both empowering and damaging. Where are we with understanding the impact of language used? Do we need to move forward? Do we recognise the importance of holding onto an identity? What can losing that identity mean? What does this mean for the NHS/CNWL? All welcome - Please request a Teams diary invite from lgbt.cnwl@nhs.net.
Monday 12 February 2024, 2pm-3pm
#UnderTheScope - LGBT+ contributions to Medicines Panel event (Part 1 of 2)
Part 1 of 2 Panel event will look at:
- History of LGBT+ medicine and healthcare
- Being an LGBT+ person working in medicine and healthcare
- Difficulties/inequalities faced by LGBT+ clients/staff
- Hopes for the future of LGBT+ healthcare
If you would like to contribute to the discussion please email lgbt.cnwl@nhs.net for a diary invite.
Monday 19 February 2024, 10am-11am
#UnderTheScope ‘Exploring Intersectionality: Art Psychotherapy, Digital Media, and LGBTQ+ Narratives in Marginalised Environments'
Event Question: How can LGBTQIA+ perspectives, shape our responses to societal crises, and how can we navigate intersections within marginalised spaces?
Event Statement: Building on our recent seminar that explored the domains of traditional music therapy models as well as digital wellbeing practices (see more here), our upcoming 4th Seminar takes us on a journey to explore the entanglements of social environments, places, and events where therapeutic practices can make a significant impact. Our primary focus will be on the margins of society and the construction of spaces that often delineate distinct social languages and interactions for LGBTQ+ individuals. To illuminate this topic, we have invited two esteemed presenters, each coming from different academic and practical disciplines, including art psychotherapy and digital media.
Our colleague Dr Jessica Collier (Art Therapist) will be presenting along with Dr Ivan Girina (Brunel games lecturer) and Sanjini Kedia (Dance Movement Psychotherapist and doctoral student).
Tuesday 20 February 2024 6pm to 8:30pm
CNWL THQ, First Floor, 350 Euston Road, London, NW1 3AX
Online: please register via the link below.
This event is free to NHS staff and you can find more information and book your ticket here and please use the code CNWLNFT2023.24 on checkout.
Webinar: Supporting Transgender Service Users Policy FAQs & Training for Milton Keynes WICU (Closed event)
As part of its commitment to support services’ understanding of the Trust’s first Supporting Transgender Service Users Policy, the Pride@CNWL Network holds bespoke monthly webinars for any staff to attend. The webinars will go through some Frequently Asked Questions, scenarios and have Question & Answer time to help staff trouble-shoot their ideas and queries. Privacy and confidentiality will be maintained about the questions/scenarios received, and the sessions will not be recorded.
The policy provides staff and managers with a framework to successfully support trans patients receiving CNWL services and empower CNWL staff to provide the most inclusive care possible to patients who identify as transgender, gender variant, non-binary or intersex and that all care is compliant with the Equality Act 2010, the Gender Recognition Act 2004 and CNWL core values and Health and Wellbeing for Life aims.
It acknowledges the historic but still current discrimination and health inequalities trans people experience, which can prevent them from accessing appropriate health services and the consequence of which can be risk to health and life. Teams can request training from Pride@CNWL by emailing lgbt.cnwl@nhs.net.
Thursday 22 February 2024, 1:30pm-2:30pm
Pride@CNWL Milton Keynes (MK)
LGBT+ colleagues are invited to attend Pride@CNWLMK. The Group champions LGBT+ equality and visibility in MK as well as being a supportive social group. Further monthly events will be arranged. Please email lgbt.cnwl@nhs.net for diary invites.
Thursday 22 February 2024, 12pm-1pm
BAME Open Mic - LGBT+ History Month #UnderTheScope: A Global Majority Perspective’ with Madi.
Colleagues are invited to join Pride@CNWL’s Madi Fortune. Madi says “I’m quite a history nerd and what I’ve discovered has definitely shaped my understanding of myself as both a queer person and as a person descended from colonised people. Madi welcomes colleagues to attend and share in this journey. There will be space for a Q&A after the talk.
Thursday 22 February 2023 4pm to 5pm
Embracing Neuroqueer Identities: Intersectionality in Neurodiversity
This event aims to educate and inform about the intersection of neurodiversity and LGBTQ+ identities within the healthcare context, particularly focusing on the lived experiences and support needs of neuroqueer individuals.
The central premise is that neurodivergent individuals, such as those with autism or ADHD, are more likely to identify as LGBTQ+ than the general population. This intersectionality can lead to unique life experiences that traditional healthcare services may not be fully equipped to address. The presentation seeks to shed light on these issues through the latest research findings and personal narratives, emphasising the importance of peer support, sensory-friendly environments, and the need for mental health services to evolve with a more inclusive approach.
This session is designed to broaden perspectives, challenge traditional views, and advocate for a more inclusive and supportive approach to mental health care that acknowledges and celebrates the diversity of all individuals.
All welcome - Please request a Teams diary invite from lgbt.cnwl@nhs.net.
Monday 26 February 2024, 11am-12pm
Unison – Your Union – Year of the LGBT+ Worker
All welcome to come and join Unison in the Reception Area of Argo House on Tuesday, 27 February 2024 at 1pm for refreshments, see poster display for LGBT+ History Month.
#UnderTheScope - Medicine as Faith
Human beings often long for a sense of purpose in their lives. For a very large proportion of humanity, spirituality is a fundamental part of this quest.
Paying attention to the voices and practices of inclusive communities can help to shift narratives claiming that the exercise of freedom of religion or belief is incompatible with the equal enjoyment of human rights by LGBTQ+ persons.
See the Pride@CNWL Trustnet page for the Teams link.
Tuesday 27 February 2024, 12:30pm-2pm
#UnderTheScope - LGBT+ contributions to Medicines Panel event (Part 2 of 2)
Part 2 of 2 Panel event will look at:
- History of LGBT+ medicine and healthcare
- Being an LGBT+ person working in medicine and healthcare
- Difficulties/inequalities faced by LGBT+ clients/staff
- Hopes for the future of LGBT+ healthcare
Friday 1 March 2024, 11am-12:30pm
See the Pride@CNWL Trustnet page for the Teams link.
NHS – Ask Me Anything
Ever had a question about the LGBTQ+ community but didn’t know where to find the answer? Join our panel of NHS Staff for an open and honest discussion on everything LGBTQ+. Please register via this poster. AMA HM24 Poster.pdf (cnwluk.local)
Thursday, 29 February 2024 2pm to 3pm online
LGBT+ History Month - Visit to Bishopsgate Institute Bishopsgate Institute, 230 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 4QH (nearest tube is Liverpool Street Station)
Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives document the experiences of everyday people, and the extraordinary individuals and organisations who have strived for social, political and cultural change.
Colleagues will meet at the reception of the Institute at 3:30pm. All staff are welcome. Followed by an end of LGBT+ History Month Social (near Liverpool St Station)
Please email lgbt.cnwl@nhs.net to confirm you wish to attend and let us know any accessibility requirements. We will send you a diary invite and provide any updates from there.
Friday 1 March 2024, 3:30pm-4:30pm
