Though those I spoke to are happy to draw a line between the universality of the rainbow, that only the refraction of light can truly claim, and the Gilbert Baker flag.

With this in mind the badges will use the Progress Pride flag in future, and soon they’ll be taken to another level altogether. It is permitted to fly one flag (or two if one is from category (a) (flags which do not need consent) on a vertical flagpole on the roof of a building and one flag (or two if one is from category (a) (flags which do not need consent) on a flagpole within the grounds of the building without consent (subject to restrictions below). However, it is not permitted to fly a flag on a projecting flagpole and on a vertical roof top flagpole without consent. Flying a flag on a flagpole projecting from any part of a building other than the roof (eg projecting from the side of the building)

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Roles can be linked to multiple activities - for example, a general practitioner might be able to both view and amend patients' demographic details.

This is because, since 1948, the NHS has always evolved and adapted to meet the needs of each successive generation. From the day it launched, the NHS has relied on staff from across the world – from the Windrush Generation of 1948 to today’s workforce, represented by over 200 nationalities. Any flag not identified above requires express consent from the local planning authority before it can be flown. Further information Some of these are businesses that would refuse to hang a rainbow flag outside their business during Pride Season." only one flag (or two if one is from category (a) (flags which do not need consent) can be flown on a flagpole within the grounds of a building if one flag (or two if one is from category (a) (flags which do not need consent) is either being flown from the roof, or is projecting from the building.It feels like those that fought and campaigned for us to have a symbol of solidarity, are being belittled by the meaning of the rainbow being changed in the current climate." The Flag is designed to provide staff with information on their duties under the Equality Act 2010. It lists existing adjustments, defined by clinical codes – such as communication needs defined using the Accessible Information Standard clinical codes - as well as the opportunity to create highly individualised bespoke adjustments for patients. Who is included

The second stripe disappeared when the organisers of the 1979 San Francisco parade split the flag into two to decorate either side of their parade route. They merged indigo and turquoise into the more universal blue so they could achieve an even number of stripes for either side of the parade. Everywhere you look, innovation is helping the NHS rise to these challenges, easing pressures and providing ground-breaking diagnosis and treatments.

The Flag can also record if a patient meets the Equality Act definition of disability - the code is: One study into the impact of coronavirus on the LGBT+ community by Queer Voices Heard suggests just under six in 10 (57%) in the U.K. LGBT Community fear they will be worse off after the pandemic.

When you create a Reasonable Adjustment flag for a patient, you confirm that the patient has an impairment with 'substantial' and 'long-term' adverse effects on normal day to day activities. Any of these changes mean there's a chance you have melanoma, a serious type of skin cancer. Unexplained weight loss In Ancient Greece, if you saw a rainbow you might think that the goddess Iris, who was a messenger deity, had come down to earth from Olympus,” LGBT+ Museum freelancer Sacha Coward explains. If Truss is successful in rushing through legislation during the pandemic, trans people under the age of 18 could be stopped from transitioning. Of course, no person, organisation, or movement owns the symbol of a rainbow. 9 It is, however, the appropriation of an active symbol containing both the NHS logo and the six striped flag that is of specific concern. Instead of creating an original symbol of hope and support for the NHS, an existing symbol has been rebranded—quite literally in some cases 10—and misused, stripping it of its original values.Only create a Reasonable Adjustment flag for patients who are identified as disabled under the Equality Act 2010. For further information see the definition of disabilityas specified by the Equality Act 2010. If adjustments in care would benefit the patient, clinicians can follow existing best interests processes to create a Reasonable Adjustment flag for patients who are not able to provide consent. one flag is within the list above and the other is within the categories of flag set out under (b) below. As well as celebrating the contribution of the Windrush Generation to the NHS, Windrush Day is an opportunity to recognise the support the NHS has received from people from across the world over the last 75 years, including today’s workforce which currently represents over 200 nationalities. Hungary’s change, widely expected to be voted through this month, could mean trans people are no longer recognized at all .