WEST Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) has been nominated for a diversity award.

The service, which covers the Worcestershire area, has been shortlisted for the ‘Outstanding Diversity Network’ title in the Excellence in Diversity Awards for its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) network.

The awards honour some of the nation’s most inclusive organisations at a special ceremony on November 15 in Manchester.

The judging panel will look for certain criteria for each award but there will also be a certain amount of merits based on the quantity and quality of supporting nominations received.

Ash Deakins, the Trust’s LGBT network chairman said: "We’re really proud to have been considered for this award as it shows we’re recognised nationally for the work that we do to promote and support the LGBT community. We attended Birmingham Pride recently and we were overwhelmed with the amount of people who came to say hello and thank us for the work we do."

To support the trust's LGBT network visit excellenceindiversity.co.uk/outstanding-diversity-network-2 and complete the form.

Use the nominee name ‘Proud@WMAS – West Midlands Ambulance Service’ and email address ash.deakins@wmas.nhs.uk and include a reason for the nomination.