| Heading: |
NHS: LGBT+ People |
| Question ID: |
1756909 |
| UIN: |
25011 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-20 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5086 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Josh Babarinde
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| Asking Member handle: |
JoshBabarinde
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@JoshBabarinde
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance has been issued on the use of inclusive language by NHS staff with respect to the LGBTQ+ community. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-01-29 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4444 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Karin Smyth
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| Answering Member handle: |
karinsmyth
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@karinsmyth
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| Answer text: |
No guidance has been issued to National Health Service staff about the use of inclusive language. The Government expects the NHS to deliver services in line with the Equality Act 2010, having appropriate regard to protected characteristics as defined in t... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |