Veteran Friendly Accredited Practice

Mental Health support service for Armed Forces Veterans

The NHS is rolling out an expanded mental health support service for Armed Forces veterans, as a survey found that more than half find it difficult to speak up about mental health issues.
 
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 family. 
 
More information and how to access the service in the link below. 
 

Wem & Prees Medical Practice are now an Armed Forces Veteran friendly accredited GP practice. Dr Marcus Philpott is our dedicated clinician who has specialist knowledge of service related health conditions. Please see the below patient information leaflet.

If you are a Veteran, please let your GP know to help ensure you are getting the best possible care.

Veteran Aware patient leaflet

Veterans

Wem and Prees  has a significant number of military veterans registered with us.  We are conscious that some military veterans might be affected by the 20th anniversary of the Iraq conflict. If you have been affected by this, help is available as the surgery is proud to be accredited as a veteran friendly practice by the Royal College of GPs. Help is also available via Op Courage, the veteran's mental health and wellbeing service http://bit.ly/3n9u3td

Page last reviewed: 07 July 2021
Page created: 07 July 2021