Sexual Health, School Nursing  & Mental Health Services Support South Tyneside Pride

Our teams in collaboration once again supported and attended this years pride events over the summer 2024. The brand new South Tyneside Pride events took place throughout, June, July and August across a range of locations in South Tyneside including our very own Bents Park .

Hosted by Out North East the pride team worked along side our teams bringing the LGBTQ+ community and its allies, businesses, retail outlets, service providers and third-sector organisations together in vibrant 3 month-long celebration in June, July & August this year.

The three month long celebration introduced a series of exciting events dedicated to celebrating diversity and promoting inclusivity in our borough with support from South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.

Events such as Pride are a valuable opportunity to showcase our commitment and support to improve the health of LGBT communities and the wider public and to also look at how far gay rights have come, particularly in the delivery of LGBT inclusive services. Our services continue its work to support the LGBT+ community and promote inclusion across all of its services. South Tyneside & Sunderland Foundation Trust also run its own Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Plus (LGBT+) Staff Network for its workforce. This offers colleagues a safe space to share experiences, seek support and represent their views. It also helps remove healthcare barriers for LGBT+ patients making our services an inclusive place to work.

The teams again look forward to attending in 2025.

For further information about South Tyneside Pride, please visit Out North East | LGBTQ+ Community