Armed Forces & Veterans Forum

Armed Forces and Vets forum

Recent and on-going operations in Afghanistan and Iraq offer a poignant reminder of the sacrifice made by members of the armed forces in the course of their duties. This also reminds us of the importance of ensuring that the best possible health care services are available for armed forces personnel, their families and veterans. Military veterans in the UK can range from those who have just left the services to those (now elderly) who saw service in World War II.

South Central now has an Armed Forces & Veterans Forum which brings together the expertise of the NHS, Ministry of Defence and relevant charities to plan and work together to improve the health and wellbeing of armed forces personnel, their families and veterans in South Central.

South Central priorities are concentrated on:

Developing the forum to ensure that the Ministry of Defence, the South Central health organisations and appropriate third sector organisations are able to plan and work together, to improve the health and wellbeing of armed forces personnel, their families and veterans.
A mental health and wellbeing work stream addressing the recommendations of the Murrison Fighting fit report:

Developing, supporting and monitoring identified mental health and wellbeing projects in the region
Development of a clinical leaders’ network for veterans mental health and wellbeing
Developing both capacity and capability around specialist post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).