We’re proud to be a veteran friendly accredited GP practice and to support our veteran community.
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’re 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.
You can learn more about the accreditation and how it supports veteran patients at www.rcgp.org.uk/veterans.
We are a veteran friendly practice
The Chipping Surgery is an armed forces veteran friendly accredited GP practice. This means, that as part of the health commitments of the Armed Forces Covenant, we have a dedicated clinician who has a specialist knowledge of military related health conditions and veteran specific health services. This is important in helping ex-forces to get the best care and treatment.
If you are ex-forces, please let us know so that we can help ensure you are getting the best possible care.
Op COURAGE
Op COURAGE is an NHS mental health specialist service designed to help serving personnel due to leave the military, reservists, armed forces veterans and their families. This service is supported by trained professionals who are from, or have experience of working with, the Armed Forces community.
Op COURAGE can help you and your family with a range of support and treatment, including:
- Helping you transition from military to civilian life by providing mental health care with Defence Medical Services (DMS)
- Liaising with charities and local organisations to support your wider health and wellbeing needs, such as help with housing, relationships, finances and employment
- Supporting armed forces families affected by mental health problems, including helping them to access local services
You can contact the service in many ways, including getting in touch yourself, asking a GP or other healthcare representative to refer you, or asking a charity to refer you.
For further information, please visit Op COURAGE.