Kingstone Surgery is an accredited Veteran Friendly GP Practice and we are proud to support our Armed Forces community.
As a Veteran Friendly GP Practice we:
- Have a clinical lead for veteran health, Dr Ruth Hillier
- Ask patients ‘Have you served?’ to identify veteran patients
- Support veteran patients to access dedicated health services
- Undertake specialist training to meet the health commitments of the Armed Forces Covenant
If you are a veteran patient, please let us know that you have served so that we can make sure that we understand your health needs. Nearly 1,100 practices are now Veteran Friendly accredited.
To find out more about the Veteran Friendly Practices accreditation scheme, visit rcgp.org.uk/veterans
The Veteran Friendly Practices accreditation scheme is run by the Royal College of General Practitioners in partnership with NHS England and NHS Improvement.
Supporting Information from Stepway (Supporting all Veterans in Civilian Life) and DMWS (Defence Medical Welfare Service):
Support services:
OpCourage is an NHS mental health specialist service designed to help serving personnel, veterans and their families. To self-refer call 0300 323 0137 or email mevs.mhm@nhs.net
OpNova provides support for veterans who are in contact with the justice system in England. You can self-refer by following the link https://www.forcesemployment.org.uk/programmes/op-nova/