GP Practices are supporting the initiative to become ‘Veteran Friendly’.
Non-urgent advice:
As per the Armed Forces Covenant, all veterans are entitled to priority access to NHS care (including hospital, primary or community care) for conditions associated to their time within the armed forces (service related). However, this is always subject to clinical need and does not entitle you to jump the queue ahead of someone with a higher clinical need.
Since the initiative started we have asked all our new patients whether they have ever been in the forces on our registration form, however those patients that have been registered at the Practice for some time may not be aware of this.
If you have ever been a serving member of the Armed Forces do please let the Reception Team know and they will ensure your records are annotated with this information.
Further information is available within the Practice’s Military Veterans Treatment Priority Policy.