Thank you for visiting our Pride Pledge page.
Over 5,600 of our staff have already made the pledge and we hope there will be many more!
Make the Pledge and Wear the Badge with Pride!
The NHS Scotland Pride Badge promotes inclusion for LGBTQ+ people and makes a statement that there’s no place for discrimination in NHS Scotland.
As an NHS staff member who wears the badge, you are pledging to –
- be aware of and responsive to issues faced by LGBTQ+ people accessing care
- be a friendly, listening ally who staff and service users can safely approach
- use inclusive language and respect identity
To make the pledge and receive your badge please click on the Webropol link (below) and complete the form. Please make sure you include a complete NHSGGC work site postal address so we can get your badge to you as quickly as possible.
* Please don’t worry if you do not receive your badge right away – it just means we’re dealing with a lot of requests. If you have already contacted us, please don’t send a follow up query about delivery as we won’t be able to respond. We will issue your badge as soon as possible. *
The Pride Badge Toolkit should provide you with all you need to know about wearing the NHS Scotland Pride Badge. It also gives you some useful tips about managing things like social media responses and signposting people to national organisations.
If you are unable to complete an online application for your Pride Badge, please print and complete the word version of the form and return to:
Equality and Human Rights Team
Public Health Department
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Westhouse
Gartnavel Royal Hospital
1055 Great Western Road
Glasgow G12 0ZH
or save as an electronic document and e-mail to: equality@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Pride Badge Form – word version
Local support
Some people may be having a particularly tough time and may disclose to you that they have experienced hate crime on the grounds of their LGBTQ+ identity. It’s important that you know there are supports in place for people to report this type of crime and that it can be reported easily. More information on reporting a hate crime is available from the Police Scotland website.
You may be approached by colleagues who discloses they are experiencing discrimination in the workplace from colleagues or service users and would like support to deal with it. Our HR Department is on stand-by to support any employee who feels they are being victimised or bullied because of their identity. More information is available on the HR Support and Advice Unit page.
NHSGGC has supported the development of Staff Forums representing the voice of our BME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ staff. Please support the Forum membership by signposting anyone interested in joining. More information is available on our Staff Forums page.