Veteran Information
The NHS is here to help improve your health and wellbeing and keep you mentally and physically well. It is also here to help you get better when you are ill and, when you cannot fully recover, to stay as well as you can until the end of your life.
Please download the leaflets below for more information:
Find Support for Veterans and their Families
The Veterans’ Gateway helpline can provide information and referral support by telephone:
- Phone: 0808 802 121 Mon to Sun 8:00am to 8:00pm.
- For further online advice click the link below, ‘Support for Vererans and their Families’: Support for Veterans and their Families
Connect Veterans and their families with a range of local support organisations – both within and outside the Armed Forces sector. The services have been grouped into categories such as Education and Training, Employment, Finances etc.
Navigate through the categories to find the support you need, or use the search function by clicking on the magnifying glass icon in the map toolbar;
- On the map home screen, the search function searches all organisations in the directory.
- When you have a category open, the search function searches all data within that category
Who is Part of Veterans Gateway
Veterans’ Gateway is made up of a consortium of organisations and Armed Forces charities, including:
- The Royal British Legion
- SSAFA – the Armed Forces charity
- Poppyscotland
- Combat Stress and Connect Assist.
Our connection with additional key referral partners and information organisations – both within and outside the Armed Forces sector – means we can get you to the right organisation who can help.
Funded by The Armed Forces Covenant, this is the first time a group of this kind has come together formally to deliver a service to help the Armed Forces community.
Apply to become a Veterans’ Gateway supporter, click the button for more information: Veterans Gateway Supporter
Bishop’s Close Medical Practice is veteran accredited, and we are committed to supporting you as a veteran of the UK Armed Forces. Dr Huntley is the veterans’ GP lead.
Once we have been informed that you have served in the Armed Forces, this can be noted on your medical records with your permission. You may receive priority treatment for medical conditions related to your service, subject to the clinical needs of other patients.
There are dedicated services available offering support with finance, healthcare, employment, housing, social care and more for UK Armed Forces veterans and their families.
You can find further support via
GOV.UK: Find support for veterans and their families
Veterans Gateway Helpline
0808 802 1212( mon-sun 8am-8pm)
Op ASCEND
Provides career advice and helps connect veterans with veteran-friendly employers
Phone: 0121 262 3058
Email: employer@forcesemployment.org.uk
Op COURAGE
An NHS mental health specialist service designed to help veterans and their families in England
Phone: 0300 373 3332
Email: OpCourageNORTH@cntw.nhs.uk
Op RESTORE
An NHS service supporting individuals with physical health injuries and related medical problems attributed to their service
Download the Op RESTORE referral form online and email the completed form to: imperial.oprestore@nhs.net