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Being a carer of veteran or serving member of the Armed Forces can be challenging.<\/p>\nBeing a carer of veteran or serving member of the Armed Forces can be challenging.<\/p>\n
Carers can often face additional challenges due to the complexities of healthcare issues both mental and physical.<\/p>\n
Our veteran carers site can help you to navigate the help and support you may need as a carer or a member of the wider family.<\/p>\n
For more information, see:<\/p>\n
The Armed Forces Covenant is a promise by the nation ensuring that those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces, and their families, are treated fairly.<\/p>\n
The Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service provides a broad range of specialist mental health and wellbeing care and support for service leavers, reservists, veterans and their families.<\/p>\n
Individuals can self-refer to their local service or ask a healthcare professional, charity, family member or friend to do this for them.<\/p>\n
We are Op COURAGE<\/a><\/p>\n Op COURAGE for families, friends and carers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n You can ask a GP to register you as an armed forces family member on your medical records. They do this by adding a specific code representing armed forces families.<\/p>\n This means NHS staff accessing your medical records are more likely to be aware of the situation and care refer you to specialist care if you need it.<\/p>\n It also makes it easier for a new GP surgery to continue treating you if you move due to a new posting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Supporting adult family members of physically or psychologically injured British Armed Forces personal and veterans.<\/p>\n Rethink Mental Illness veteran mental health carers support group.<\/p>\n The Oxfordshire Veteran Mental Health Carers Support Group provides a supportive environment where family and friends of veterans affected by mental health issues can come together to share experience and support each other.<\/p>\n Help for Heroes is the leading Armed Forces and veterans\u2019 charity in the UK. It helps veterans and their families live well after service<\/p>\n They can help people with a wide range of issues affecting them and their family.<\/p>\n Provides information, advice and support for veterans and their families.<\/p>\n NHS Talking Therapies services offer a range of free talking therapies for people experiencing low mood, anxiety or depression. They follow a stepped care model intervention and will always start with the least intensive treatment; often a course or group.<\/p>\n Buckinghamshire NHS Talking Therapy Service is for people registered with an NHS Buckinghamshire GP.<\/p>\n Oxfordshire NHS Talking Therapy Services is for people registered with an NHS Oxfordshire GP.<\/p>\n Episode 1: What is the Armed Forces PPV?<\/a><\/p>\n Episode 2: Military Medical Experience<\/a><\/p>\n Episode 3: Your GP<\/a><\/p>\n Episode 4: Physical Health<\/a><\/p>\n Episode 5: Mental Health<\/a><\/p>\n\nRegister with your GP as an armed forces family member or carer<\/h3>\n
Finding support for you<\/h2>\n
\nThe Ripple Pond<\/h3>\n
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\nRethink Mental Illness<\/h3>\n
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\nHelp for Heroes<\/h3>\n
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\nVeterans Gateway<\/h3>\n
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\nNHS Talking Therapies<\/h3>\n
\n \n Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies<\/span>\n <\/summary>\n
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\n \n Oxfordshire Talking Therapies<\/span>\n <\/summary>\n
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NHS England Armed Forces Health Podcasts<\/h2>\n
\nArmed Forces Patient and Public Voice<\/h3>\n