Do you ask patients if they have served in the Armed forces?
Yes! We've worked with a number of practices to ensure that the questions we ask align with the requirements of the Veteran Friendly Accreditation.
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This gets a little more complicated as it involves questions that NHS England ask, and questions that we ask as part of the Local Form.
On the NHS England registration form, patients are asked:
If a patient answers 'Yes' to this, when they go on to complete the local form they are asked:
If you have previously been registered with a UK Armed Forces GP, what role were you registered as?
What is your enlistment date to the Armed Forces?
What date did you or will you leave the Armed Forces?
What codes do you use for members of the Armed Forces?
Codes used:
Armed forces reservist, 933041000000109
Active duty military, 702348006
Member of military family, 852071000000103
Family of active serving member of the Armed Forces Reserves, 988831000000105
Royal Navy veteran, 986811000000103
Royal Marines veteran, 986831000000106
Army veteran, 986751000000107
Royal Air Force veteran, 986781000000101
Do you send resources for veterans?
Yes! Here's the email we send...
