We are proud to be a Veteran Friendly Accredited GP Practice and to support our veteran community.
As a Veteran Friendly Accredited practice, our team:
- Understand the unique health needs that veterans may have
- Strive to provide veterans with the very best care and support
- Know about the specialist veteran healthcare services that exist
- Undertakes regular training and development to ensure we aree 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 and have not already told us, 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 contact us by emailing [email protected]
FURTHER SUPPORT…
Veterans in Mind
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust provide mental health services for military veterans in Cheshire and Merseyside (excluding Liverpool). The service support veterans by delivering specialist high quality care with a focus on improving psychological wellbeing, increasing social networks and long- term recovery. We work in partnership with Britain’s leading mental health charity, Combat Stress to deliver this service, ensuring effective clinical treatment and welfare support to veterans who suffer from ongoing psychological issues, resulting from their time as a serving Armed Forces member.
The Trust and Combat Stress have a long working relationship and together provide highly skilled staff with the right expertise to work effectively with military veterans, who are experiencing psychological related problems as a result of their military service, these include depression, anxiety, substance misuse, trauma, adjustment disorders and problems relating to personality disorder.
In addition to the clinical services, we provide the necessary links to support veterans and their families with housing, financial and social needs.
Watch our Military Veterans Service Video here: https://youtu.be/kGJO0dGUTKE or our service user video here: https://youtu.be/xVJsb9rCAxs.
To refer yourself to this Service please contact Single Point of Access on 0151 908 0019
Alternatively complete the online referral form
Help for Heroes
Help for Heroes provides direct, practical support for wounded, injured and sick service personnel, veterans and their loved ones from any conflict. They have 4 recovery centres in the UK offering medical care, guidance support and advice. Patients can self-refer or be referred by a professional. Once referred, an initial assessment will take place within 1-2 weeks and there is no waiting list for treatment.
Op COURAGE – The Veterans Mental Health & Wellbeing Service
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.
Op RESTORE – The Veterans Physical Health & Wellbeing Service
Op RESTORE: The Veterans Physical Health and Wellbeing Service is an NHS service that supports individuals who have served in, or are leaving, the UK Armed Forces and have continuing, physical health injuries and related medical problems attributed to their time in
the Armed Forces. Working together with military and civilian medical professionals, along with Armed Forces charities, our teams understand military life and the longer-term care and support that may be required for veterans, Service leavers, reservists, families and carers.
Veterans Gateway
Find support for UK armed forces veterans and their families, including help with finance, healthcare, employment, housing, social care and more.
The Veterans’ Gateway helpline can provide information and referral support by telephone.
Phone: 0808 802 1212
Monday to Sunday, 8am to 8pm