The NHS has a duty to deliver on a number of health commitments for the Armed Forces community, as set out in the Armed Forces Covenant, and will be issuing a weekly briefing to keep you up-to-date with the provision of NHS services for the wider military family…
NHS healthcare for veterans and the Armed Forces community during COVID-19:
- Non-urgent elective services have been postponed for three months across providers of NHS funded care
- Primary care: The NHS is working closely with Defence Medical Services to ensure COVID-19 information and guidance is shared with and followed by Defence Primary Care as appropriate
- Access to prosthetics services is likely to be impacted, with providers reducing services to a minimal level to support social distancing. Some prosthetics support will continue, but will vary across services
- Veterans Trauma Network: All elective activity is postponed, however requests for advice and guidance will continue to be supported
- Veterans’ Mental Health Transition, Intervention and Liaison Service (TILS) and Veterans’ Mental Health Complex Treatment Services (CTS) provision
– TILS and CTS providers are maintaining deliverable services, which are being provided remotely and in the main via telephone and online platforms
– IAPT continues to be available to veterans
– Reviews are ongoing in response to changing national guidance, issues and risks, as well as for those veterans pausing or considering pausing treatment