Carers Support West Sussex (CSWS) has become the first carer organisation in the UK to earn the Pride in Care (PiC) quality standard.
The organisation received the award in recognition of its commitment to continuously improve the quality of care and support for LGBTQ+ people over the age of 50.
PiC is managed and awarded by Opening Doors (OD) - the largest organisation for older lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT+) people in the UK – and is championed by Care England, with accompanying training endorsed by Skills for Care.
Carers Support West Sussex Chief Executive, Sonia Mangan, said:
“We have provided advice, funding, and emotional and practical support, to more than 30,000 unpaid family and friend carers, in all communities, across West Sussex.
"We are committed to making CSWS a positive and productive place to work for staff and volunteers from all backgrounds; and reducing barriers for our LGBTQ+ carers when accessing our support services.
"We are pleased we can now display the Pride in Care quality-mark on our website, and in other communications, to let the 2% of people in West Sussex in the LGBTQ+ community know we’re here to help."
Jim Glennon, head of training and policy at Opening Doors, added:
“Our team commends Carers Support West Sussex for staying with the quality standard programme in these difficult pandemic times and look forward to working alongside the team to build on the achievement of their well-deserved award in the years ahead.”
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