LGBT Foundation - Pride in Practice Patient Experience Survey

  • LGBT Foundation - Pride in Practice Patient Experience Survey

  • Thank you for taking the time to complete the Pride in Practice Patient Experience Survey.

    If you would like to find out more about Pride in Practice please visit this link

    Completing the survey will take most people between 15-30 minutes. Your answers will help us better understand the experiences of LGBTQ+ people when visiting a GP, dentist, pharmacist, or optometrist.

    This survey is open to anyone living in the United Kingdom and it will remain open on an ongoing basis. 

    We are aware that some of the questions in this survey may lead people to recall difficult or emotional experiences. LGBT Foundation can offer advice or support on our Helpline which can be contacted on 0345 3 30 3030 or email helpline@lgbt.foundation

    By completing this survey you are giving us consent to use the information and quotes shared within our final report and for other relevant and appropriate purposes. Pride in Practice will use anonymous data shared via this survey to improve awareness of the experiences LGBTQ+ patients have when using primary care services. This may be during training provided by Pride in Practice to primary care services or in our written reports and promotion of the ongoing need to improve service provision to LGBTQ+ patients in primary care. No directly identifiable information (e.g names) will be shared at any time and quotes will be attributed using basic demographic information (i.e. age, identity, location) or anonymously.

    All of the data you provide will be treated in strict accordance with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and you have the right to withdraw consent for the processing of your data at any time. To withdraw your consent please contact pip@lgbt.foundation.

  • Do you consent to us using your demographic information to attribute quotes or would you prefer quotes to be anonymised?*

  • About You

  • How old are you?
  • Gender Identity - Which of the following best describes how you think of yourself?
  • Is your gender identity the same as the gender you were given at birth?
  • Would you describe yourself as intersex? (Intersex is an umbrella term for biological variations in sex traits or reproductive anatomy. These can be present at birth or develop as part of puberty)
  • Sexual Orientation - Which of the following options best describes how you think of yourself?
  • Ethnicity - Which of the following best describes how you think of yourself?
  • Do you consider yourself to be disabled and/or neurodivergent? (You do not need to have a diagnosis or have been to see a doctor about a disability to disclose on this survey)
  • (Optional) Which of these describes your disability? (please tick all that apply)
  • What is your employment status?
  • Are you in receipt of any benefits, for example Universal Credit (UC), Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA), Pension credits, Housing benefit etc.?
  • What is your parent/guardian status? (Please select all that apply)
  • Are you a carer?
  • What type of housing do you currently live in?

  • About Services You Use And The Process Of Sharing Your Sexual Orientation & Trans Status

  • Are you currently registered with a GP practice?
  • How long have you been registered with your GP practice?
  • Do you currently attend a dental practice?
  • How long have to attended your dental practice?
  • Do you use community pharmacies? (A community pharmacy is any pharmacy or chemist that is not in a hospital)
  • Are you currently attending an Optometry service? (This is also known as an opticians, optometrists or an optical practice, you will lightly be attending one of these if you wear glasses or contact lenses or if you have regular eye tests).
  • How long have you attended your Optometry service?
  • Have you been given the opportunity to share your sexual orientation on a monitoring form at your GP practice, dental practice or optical practice (e.g. when first registering there or, or when updating your details)?
  • If you were given the opportunity to share your sexual orientation on a monitoring form at your GP practice, dental practice or optical practice (e.g. when first registering there or when updating your details) would you do so? Please tick all that apply.
  • What would encourage you to share your sexual orientation on a monitoring form at your GP practice, dental practice or optical practice? Please tick all that apply.
  • Have you been given the opportunity to share whether you are trans on a monitoring form at your GP practice, dental practice or optical practice (e.g. when first registering there, or when updating details)? Please tick all that apply.
  • If you were given the opportunity to share that you are trans on a monitoring form at your GP practice, dental practice or optical practice (e.g. when first registering there, or when updating details) would you do so? Please tick all that apply.
  • What would encourage you to share your trans status on a monitoring form at your GP practice, dental practice or optical practice? Please tick all that apply.

  • Meeting Your Needs In Primary Care

  • If you identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or in another way, have you shared your sexual orientation with any of the following? Please select all that apply.
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  • If you are trans, have you told any of the following about your gender history? Please tick all that apply.
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  • Have you experienced any form of discrimination or unfair treatment based on your sexual orientation, gender identity or trans status from any of the following in the last 12 months? Please tick all that apply.
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  • Have any of the following services referred you or someone you know to any specialist LGBTQ+ services? Please tick all the services that have provided a referral.
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  • Do any of the following services that you use display any LGBTQ+ literature or posters or a Pride in Practice award? Please tick all the services that DO display any of the above, or none.
  • Do you feel that your GP practice, dental practice, pharmacy or optometry service could improve the care they offer to their LGBTQ+ patients? Please tick all the services that you feel could improve, or none.

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  • Keep In Touch

  • Would you like to be contacted about taking part in future focus groups LGBT Foundation will be hosting to discuss your answers in more depth? (If yes please provide your email in the following question)

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