Did you know:
- A veteran is anyone who has served a day or more in the UK Armed Forces
- There are 1.74 million veterans in England and research shows that many may be silently struggling with physical or mental health problems as they worry that they won’t be understood by civilian health and care professionals
- The average GP practice sees a veteran patient every day, yet many may be unaware of how many of their patients are veterans
- The Weardale Practice have created a number of pages for you to access which provides further support – click here
- The NHS provides a range of dedicated services for veterans – find out more at www.nhs.uk/armedforceshealth
As a Veteran Friendly Accredited practice, our team:
- Recognises the importance of identifying veteran patients within our community
- Understands the unique health needs that veterans may have
- Strives to provide veterans with the very best care and support
- Knows about the specialist veteran healthcare services that exist
- Undertakes regular training and development to ensure we’re able to deliver the very best care to veterans in our community and meet the health commitments of the Armed Forces Covenant
If you are a veteran patient, please do let us know that you have served so that we can make sure you receive the most appropriate and best care, if and when you ever need it.
The best way to tell us that you have served is to complete a very short questionnaire that has been added to the website, this enables you to update the information yourself. Please click here, navigate to ‘Admin request’, click on ‘Other admin request’ and select ‘Veterans’.
Alternatively, you can visit the practice who can complete the form on your behalf.
You can learn more about the accreditation and how it supports veteran patients, rcgp.org.uk/veterans