Veteran friendly practice

We are proud to say that we are an Armed Forces veteran friendly accredited GP practice. If you have served in the Armed forces please let reception know so we can update your medical records with this information.

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 ex-forces, please do let us know that you have served so that we can make sure you receive the most appropriate and best care, if ever you need it.

You can learn more about the accreditation and how it supports veteran patients at www.rcgp.org.uk/veterans.

Armed Forces Charities and Support Networks

Please see the page below for a list of Armed Forces Charities and Support services:

  • Royal British Legion – The Royal British Legion is here to help members of the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force, veterans and their families.
  • Gloucestershire SSAFA – SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is a trusted source of support for serving personnel, veterans, and their families in their time of need.
  • Help for Hero’s – The leading charity for the armed forces community. Find out what we do. No matter when or where they served, we are at the veteran’s side for as long as it takes.
  • Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Trust – As a Trust GHC are committed to supporting veterans and the armed forces community and have aligned their values with the Armed Forces Covenant.
  • Blind Veterans UK – Help for vision-impaired ex-Servicemen and women to rebuild their lives after sight loss.
  • Gloucestershire Home for Veterans offers housing and support to ex-Service personnel who are homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless. All our residents must have served in the British Armed Forces.
  • Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust– Named a Veteran Aware hospitals trust in recognition of their commitment to improving NHS care for veterans, reservists, members of the armed forces and their families.
  • Gloucestershire Forces Hub– The ‘FORCES HUB’ is a Gloucestershire monthly group that hopes to strengthen the networking knowledge of the Veterans’ groups that are already offering social and welfare support to Veterans in the county.
  • Veterans Welfare Service – The Veterans Welfare Service (VWS) provides a professional help and advice service to veterans or anyone supporting a veteran, their families and dependants.
  • Armed Forces Network – Armed Forces Network (AFN) is commissioned by the Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) across both Sussex and Kent & Medway and started in Sussex in 2011. It is a multi-organisational group which includes members from the NHS, MoD, Armed Forces Reservists, Mental and Physical Health Clinicians, the Royal British Legion, SSAFA and other interested charities and organisations from across Sussex (i.e. police and local authorities).

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.

For more information, please see the following:

For more resources and support for Veterans, please see the Armed Forces Wellbeing page.