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Physical and mental health support for our Armed Forces Community

Physical and mental health support for veterans.

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Help for heroes nurse

We employee a specialist Help for Heroes nurse to co-ordinate care across healthcare services for members of the Armed Forces community.

Hannah Robertson can support patients of the Armed Forces Community by:

  • referring them into the Help for Heroes charity for physical, mental health, financial and well-being support
  • clinical support within the community
  • navigating the healthcare sector
  • integrating veterans into the local community
  • signposting or referring to other 3rd party organisations that support the Armed Forces Community

Please refer any patients of the Armed Forces community to Hannah Robertson.

Referrals can be made by:

Working hours are Monday – Friday 8am to 4pm and patients can be visited at any of the hospital sites across University Hospital Tees.

Op RESTORE: The Veterans Physical Health and Wellbeing Service  (previously Veterans Trauma Network)

The Veterans Physical Health and Wellbeing Service is an NHS service providing specialist care and treatment to veterans who have physical health problems as a result of their time in the armed forces.

How Op RESTORE can support you

Op RESTORE can support you by:

  • providing personalised treatment within the NHS
  • treating you through military and civilian clinicians who understand the military environment and specialise in the type of physical health problems you have
  • helping families and carers of veterans with physical health problems access appropriate support services
  • working closely with many organisations, including GP surgeries, specialist NHS services, and military and non-military charities

Who Op RESTORE can help

Op RESTORE can support you:

  • if you have a physical health problem of any type or severity
  • if your physical health problem is a result of your time in service
  • if you live and are registered with a GP practice in England
  • no matter when your physical health problem first appeared
  • no matter when you left the armed forces

Accessing Op RESTORE

A GP can refer you to Op RESTORE by emailing [email protected].

You can be referred even if you were not medically discharged.

Op COURAGE: the Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service

Op COURAGE is an NHS mental health specialist service designed to help serving personnel due to leave the military, reservists, armed forces veterans and their families.

Op COURAGE website

Other support services

NHS England Healthcare for Armed Forces Veterans Gateway
Surf therapy for veterans

South Tees Armed Forces / Veterans Awareness Pack

This link provides you with an information pack which details the importance of asking: ‘‘Have you or anyone in your immediate family ever served in the Armed Forces?”

This poster helps to signpost the Armed Forces Community to various support networks.

This poster provides information to support colleagues in asking “Have you or anyone in your immediate family ever served in the Armed Forces?”