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 NHS provides a range of dedicated services for veterans – find out more at www.nhs.uk/armedforceshealth
- Rose Villa Surgery is proud to support our Armed Forces community as a Veteran Friendly Accredited practice and we’d encourage other practices to become accredited:
- The quick-to-implement, free support programme will enable you and your practice team to easily identify, understand and support veterans and, where appropriate, refer them to specialist healthcare services designed especially for them
- Not only does the scheme improve outcomes for veteran patients, but it also delivers significant benefits to busy practice teams too, saving time and reducing repeat appointments
- 63% of veterans would be more likely to seek help if they knew their practice was Veteran Friendly
- Accreditation can also be used to demonstrate evidence of meeting CQC obligations and the legal requirements of the Armed Forces Covenant
- It takes just 20 minutes to sign up - with over 4,400 practices already Veteran Friendly Accredited.
- A University of Chester evaluation of the scheme found that 99% of practices recommended it.
Take the quick and easy step to sign up here: rcgp.org.uk/veterans