LGBTQ+ Information
Last Updated: Tuesday, 23 December 2025
Pride In Practice – LGBTQ+ Patients
The Village Surgery Formby is working to ensure we achieve excellence in LGBTQ+ healthcare and successfully meet the needs of our LGBTQ+ patients.
We are open to all and are dedicated to protecting diversity and equality. We are here to listen to suggestions and feedback from our LGBTQ+ patients on their experiences with us. If you have something you want to share or feel would help us in this process, please let us know.
Our practice is supported by LGBT Foundation’s Pride in Practice service to improve the experiences of LGBTQ+ people accessing primary care services.
For more information on support and services available from LGBT Foundation please check out: https://lgbt.foundation/
LGBT info from Merseycare - https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/patient-leaflets/lgbtq-resources?back=2455
LGBT Foundation Helpline - The helpline at LGBT Foundation offers non-judgemental support and advice on a range of topics. Mon – Fri 9:00AM – 8:30PM. Weekends 10:00AM – 5:30PM.
LGBT Foundation – Your first port of call to services, support and information for LGBTQ+ people. https://lgbt.foundation/
Switchboard National LGBTQ+ Helpline - https://switchboard.lgbt/about-us/
Age UK provide information and support for older LGBTQ+ people. https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/health-wellbeing/relationships-family/lgbt/
African Rainbow Family support LGBTIQ people of African Heritage and wider Black and Asian Minority Ethnic groups. https://africanrainbowfamily.org/
AKT supports LGBTQ+ young people aged 16-25 in the UK who are facing or experiencing homelessness or living in a hostile environment. https://www.akt.org.uk/
Anne+ Helpline for the trans community around healthcare : https://anne.health/helpline/
Biphoria –UK’s longest running bi organisation: https://www.biphoria.org.uk/
FFLAG (support for families) national voluntary organisation and charity dedicated to supporting parents and their lesbian, gay, bisexual and Trans sons and daughters. https://www.fflag.org.uk/
Gendered Intelligence - have a good list of services for trans, non-binary and gender questioning people: https://genderedintelligence.co.uk/services
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