The North East's specialist mental health and disability NHS Trust has added its voice to calls for the abhorrent practice of 'conversion therapy' targeting LGBTQ+ individuals to be banned.
The Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust has released a "position statement" on the issue.
Speaking during the annual LGBTQ+ History Month, the chair of the Trust's LGBTQ+ staff network Simon Pearson said: "This is a monumental and highly welcomed decision by the Trust. It demonstrates to staff, service users and the wider population whom we serve, that we are accepted without exclusion, and we are afforded the respect and recognition of our individuality.
