Public Health England (PHE) has commissioned a health service research team from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PUPSMD) to model the size of the lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) population in England.
PHE is committed to providing data on health outcomes by all protected characteristics in order to understand the health and wellbeing needs of different...
Lesbian, gay and bisexual workers are more than twice as likely to experience discrimination at work as their heterosexual colleagues, a national study has revealed.
More than 1,200 employees were interviewed by academics from Plymouth University and the Manchester Business School, with the results showing one in 10 LGBs had been subjected to discrimination in the last 12 months, as...
Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has been successful in a bid to take part in national charity Stonewall’s Health Champion programme.
It is the only CCG in the south west to be accepted onto the programme this year and one of just five CCGs in England.
Involvement in the programme means the CCG becomes a health champion for lesbian, gay and...
Plymouth City Council will be proudly flying a rainbow flag on Friday 17 May to mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) .
The rainbow is part of the IDAHO symbol and the flag will be hoisted above the Guildhall.
IDAHO Day is now recognised by more than 100 countries around the world. LGBT and human rights organisations and celebrities are using the...
