Bookings are now open for attendance at the free annual National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Health Summit to be held at the University of Kent in Canterbury, 13th - 14th September 2012.

Speeches, workshops and presentations over the two-day Summit will address a number of key health themes and will look in particular at the impact of social and emotional isolation on the health and well-being of LGBT people. Sessions will look at:

• research into LGBT health issues
• the needs of older and younger LGBT people
• those living with HIV &
• transgender people

The Summit will also look to the future with workshops on impact and influence and national and local legacies for LGBT health and wellbeing.

The LGBT Health Summit 2012 Consortium partnership consists of Metro, Kent Community Health NHS Trust, Kent Transgender Forum and the Centre for Gender, Sexuality and Law, University of Kent.

To find out how to register for the summit click here.