Heath Lane Medical Centre is an Armed Forces veteran friendly accredited GP practice!
This means that, as a 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, it is important you inform us to ensure you are getting the best possible care!
Being flagged as a veteran in your NHS medical records will help to ensure that you are able to access dedicated services for those who have served in the UK Armed Forces. These include services for Mental Health and Physical Health conditions.
To inform us you are a veteran:
- Contact us via telephone to 01244 563105 and inform the member of the administration team that you wish to add your veteran status onto your medical record.
- Feel free to come into the surgery at any point to inform us of your veteran status.
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All Call Signs – peer to peer support www.allcallsigns.org
Veterans and Reserves Mental Health Programme – 0800 032 6258
Big White Wall (24/7 online mental health and wellbeing): www.bigwhitewall.com
Urgent help for Veterans including Medical Assistance service, Welfare Service and UK helpline: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/urgent-help-for-veterans
Fighting Minds www.fightingminds.uk Veteran Support in work. They help with the Access to work scheme and deliver training to help overcome their disability or health related barriers, working with RBLI, Ability Smart, Blind Veterans UK.
Be Military Fit (BMF) offer Veterans Free outdoor fitness training , click on special offers on www.bemilitaryfit.com
NHS mental healthcare for Veterans www.nhs.uk and type in Veteran
Veterans in Mind
Support for ex-Armed Forces personnel at Veterans in Mind Cheshire and Merseyside.
The service delivers specialist, high quality, and effective clinical treatment to veterans who suffer from ongoing psychological issues, resulting from their time as a serving member of the armed forces.
Veterans in Mind support those with psychological difficulties. Such as:
- Trauma related problems
- Various anxiety based problems
- Substance misuse
- Problems with self-management, including anger
- Depression and problems related to adjusting to civilian life after military service
To refer yourself to this service, please contact single point of access on 0151 908 0019
Alternatively, you can complete the online referral form via https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/military-veterans-services/
More information about the support that Veterans in Mind provide is available on the below posters:
Veterans in Mind Poster
Veterans in Mind – Trifold Leaflet