Watch this video from BBC Breakfast promoting the drive for Armed Forces veterans to register with practices for support with mental and physical health conditions. Veteran friendly practices are becoming a vanguard for supporting veterans and becoming an accredited practice is a very simple process with just one form to complete which takes no more than 15 minutes. The practice needs to have a clinical lead, which can be any clinician and while often it is a GP, it certainly is not a requirement. Nurses, physios, pharmacists, paramedics and any other group with an interest can provide a vital role.
The administrative lead supports the clinician and may be the practice manager, but also, it might be a social prescriber or a reception manager as examples. Ultimately its whatever works best for the individual practice.
Once accredited (normally between a week to 10 days), Information packages and online presentations will be sent electronically for sharing throughout the practice. It can be used for appraisal / re-validation and evidence to the CQC that vulnerable groups are being considered.