Veteran Friendly Practice
🇬🇧 We Are a Veteran Friendly GP Practice
At Bridge View Medical, we are proud to be an accredited Veteran Friendly GP Practice. This means we are committed to providing the best possible care and support to those who have served in the UK Armed Forces, as well as their families.
As part of this commitment, we:
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Understand the unique health needs of veterans and service families
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Record veteran status in patient records to ensure appropriate care and referrals
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Provide access to specialist NHS services for veterans
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Support the Armed Forces Covenant
If you are a veteran or a family member of someone who has served, please let us know — we are here to support you.
🔗 Find out more about what it means to be a Veteran Friendly Practice:
www.rcgp.org.uk/veterans
Op COURAGE: The Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service and dedicated support
 OP COURAGE, this is a reminder that patients who are veterans may be struggling at this time due to events shown in the media. For those unfamiliar with the service, OP COURAGE is a specialist NHS mental health service designed to help serving personnel due to leave the military, reservists, veterans and their families. Patients can contact the service to make an appointment, or ask their GP, charity, family member or friend to do this. It is important that any patients who are veterans and struggling with their mental health have the option of referral to this service.