The inaugural PinkNews Ageing Summit is taking place today! Follow the highlights here. #PinkNewsAgeing
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Our first panel on health care has begun. Michael Brady
@drmbrady speaks on the need for training in health and social care, and research needed on inequalities. He will make efforts to ensure that the NHS Long Term Plan will be inclusive.#PinkNewsAgeing#LGBTAdvisoryPanelpic.twitter.com/BU4nLXtEi9
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Alice Wallace, Director of
@OpeningDoorsLdn speaks about the power of training to change cultures in health and social care - by connecting them with older LGBT+ people and changing the language around sexuality and care.#PinkNewsAgeing#care#TrainingShow this thread -
Helen Jones, Director of
@Mind_Out speaks about ageism and isolation, and the power of older role models for younger LGBT+ people.#PinkNewsAgeing#mentalhealth#MentalHealthAwarenessWeekShow this thread -
Laura Russell, from
@stonewalluk says intergenerational support is crucial - and that all public services should be improved to include LGBT+ people.#PinkNewsAgeing#publicservices#inclusionShow this thread -
On to our second session of the day, on equal access to legal and financial services, with HSBC's Alex Brown
@alexbrowna and BCLP's Elizabeth Hicks@hicksaelizabeth@HSBC_UK@BCLPlaw#pinknewsageingShow this thread -
Alex Brown: Due to past rejection from insurance services in the wake of the HIV crisis, many LGBT+ people do not have life insurance.
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Thanks to
@hicksaelizabeth of@BCLPlaw for a fascinating overview of the legal landscape for LGBT+ older people@BCLP_Diversity - on the impact of the Gender Recognition Act on wills, divorce and the implications of prenuptial agreements.#pinknewsageingShow this thread -
Our third session of the day is on social care - with Kathryn Almack
@KathrynAlmack, Ramses Underhill-Smith @lgbtgn, Rob Assall-Marsden@CareQualityComm and Pete Dowds @trustelder weighing in.#pinknewsageing#care#LGBTpic.twitter.com/ROsZiF8Tc8
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Ramses Underhill-Smith, Director of Alternative Care Services @lgbtgn speaks about how care services need to change the language used and re-thinking processes to ensure they are inclusive.
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Rob Assall-Marsden,
@CareQualityComm speaks on the changes that are yet to be made in regulation and training - and the benefits of their collaboration with LGBT+ organisations@OpeningDoorsLdn and National LGBT Partnership.#LGBT#LGBTQ#pinknewsageingShow this thread -
Pete Dowds, CEO of Elder @trustelder
@pgdowds speaks on the role of technology in matching people with the right carer, and the potential to provide bespoke care for LGBT+ people.#pinknewsageing#technology#HealthTech#TechForGoodShow this thread -
Kathryn Almack
@KathrynAlmack speaks on the work that researchers have been doing in this area, and the training materials that have come out of this knowledge base. For those seeking to make their care services LGBT+-inclusive the resources are out there#pinknewsageingShow this thread -
Resources from the work of
@KathrynAlmack and many other researchers to be found here@TheLastOuting#pinknewsageingShow this thread -
Our final session of the day is on inclusive housing for older LGBT+ people - we are joined by Anna Kear from Tonic Housing
@toniclivingcic, Sydney Kopp-Richardson from@sageusa and Tina Wathern from@Stonewallhousin#pinknewsageing#LGBT#LGBTQShow this thread -
Sydney Kopp-Richardson
@sageusa speaks on remembering the Stonewall Riot by elevating the voices of trans people, people of colour, people living in poverty will ensure that we can shape what the LGBT+ community is.#pinknewsageing#intersectionality#lgbtShow this thread -
Anna Kear,
@toniclivingcic speaks on the importance of collecting intersectional data, and how LGBT+ retirement communities can help those who are out of work feel socially included.#pinknewsageing#intersectionality#LGBTShow this thread -
Tina Wathern from
@Stonewallhousin speaks on the importance of training for social housing, and how to create sustainable culture change within housing providers that isn't dependent on individual members of staff who are LGBT+.#pinknewsageing#housingShow this thread -
Great to hear from Sydney Kopp-Richardson of
@sageusa on what they've learned providing LGBT+ elders housing in the US - and how we can do the same in the UK. Thank you to partners@citi for facilitating this transatlantic perspective!#pinknewsageingpic.twitter.com/DFrzAfTmuV
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Many thanks to our hosts,
@BCLPlaw@BCLP_Diversity for the fabulous location, speakers and generosity!#pinknewsageingShow this thread -
Thank you to our research sponsor
@Aegon for making the publication of PinkNews' first piece of research possible, and to Sven Drew who offered his support throughout the process!#pinknewsageingShow this thread -
Thanks very much to silver sponsors
@citi as well, for supporting the inaugural PinkNews Ageing Summit - here's to 2020!#pinknewsageingShow this thread -
Many thanks to our sponsors, Elder, for all their hard work in making the inaugural PinkNews Ageing Summit happen!
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And finally, many thanks to our incredible moderator, Paul Brand
@PaulBrandITV and all the attendees who shared their thoughts with us today!#pinknewsageingShow this thread
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