The (LGBT) Health Summit aims to raise the profile of LGBT people in the UK, and also to raise awareness of the health inequalities present within LGBT communities.
The key objectives for this year’s Summit are:
· To raise awareness of differences in health outcomes affecting LGBT people;
· To share ideas and good practice regarding the removal of barriers to service access for LGBT people;
· To focus on the specific and differing needs of a broad range of LGBT people, including older people, BME communities, disabled people and those living in rural settings,and;
· To foster partnership working and to make recommendations about improving health outcomes for LGBT people.08 LGBT Health Summit (you could speak at a conference session, deliver a workshop, display your work on a poster, provide a demonstration or run a stall - there is not a fee for running a stall or displaying a poster) contact Samantha hussey at Equality South West: samantha.hussey@equalitysouthwest.org.uk.
If you feel you have a piece of work which involves one or more of the above objectives please submit a summary of your work (abstract) on the abstract submission form to express your interest.
The deadline for abstract submissions is 5pm on Monday 23rd June 2008. Successful applicants will be notified by Tuesday 15th July 2008.
Abstracts must be submitted on the abstract submission form and returned via email to or post to East Reach House, East Reach, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 3EN by the deadline date.