Veterans

We are conscious that some patients registered at Dr Stephenson & Partners may be affected by current events in Afghanistan.

Dr Stephenson & Partners is accredited by the Royal College of General Practitioners as one which specialises in the care of military veterans and their families.

All the team have been trained in the care of military veterans and their families. If recent events have affected you and you wish to seek help, please come forward.

• https://youtu.be/WIZJGu6A_1Q

Ger and his team can help support veterans and their families on many issues. Benefits, social isolation, they also have a counsellor who sees veterans each week in the ERV with a very short waiting list.

They also have good links with the TILS team.

• Telephone Ger Fowler: 07434 672 534
• Email Ger Fowler
• Email Sam Neil
• Telephone Claire Lawton: 07495 825 858
• Email Claire Lawton

Weekly podcasts are on youtube and facebook. This week was Dr Yitka Graham from Sunderland University.  She has been doing research with Sunderland Veterans and gives an insight as to how social isolation has been tackled.

Dr Stephenson and Partners have Veteran’s Champions at the Practice, Mrs Caroline Duncan and Dr Jon Sumner. If you are a veteran please let our reception team know so that we are able to add your name to our Veteran Register, this will enable us to ensure we keep you informed of help available and support you and your family through the Healthcare system.

Our Armed Forces Champions will offer advice and support and will be able to signpost our military community to the services they may require. 

Please let the practice know if you have served in the Armed Forces as a Regular, Reservist or Adult Volunteer Cadet. We have a pack that you can collect from our reception.

The practice works with Sunderland CCG Armed Forces Leads and Veterans in Crisis Sunderland to ensure those who have served, or currently serving, in the military have access to information across the city on services and support that is available.

The City of Sunderland achieved the GOLD Award from the HSJ Awards 2019: Military and Civilian Health Partnership Award.

Caroline, our Veteran’s Champion, was chosen to attend the Award Ceremony.

Well done Sunderland CCG and all practices in the City.

Our PPG and the Team at Dr Stephenson raised £329.30 on Friday 8th November 2019 selling cakes to support Sunderland Veterans in Crisis.

Thank you to all patients who supported this worthy cause.

Veterans in Crisis, Sunderland:

Telephone Number: 07398 916 590
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://veteransincrisis.co.uk/

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Are we offering you the support you need?

Please let the Practice Manager know if we can do anything differently.
Please see the first e-newsletter we have received in practice that may be of help.

Visit the website for more information on what services are offered.

• www.helpforheroes.org.uk/get-support/

If you need help and support, please ring: 0198 084 4300
Email: [email protected]

The Gen May 2020

Monthly Newsletter: Issue 001

This newsletter is aimed at the community of veterans and their families in Sunderland. We hope you enjoy it!

Please contact us if you would like to comment on any of the items in these pages. We are planning to issue it every month, get in touch if there is anything you would like to contribute to the next edition.

Email: [email protected]

Or call Ger or Claire on 0191 5671878

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Let’s have a peek at what’s in this issue:

• We did it! – Everyone knows that VICS’ headquarters in the ERV in Roker. What you may not know is that we are tenants of the building: it is owned by our training partners, Springboard North East…
• ERV – Army veterans will know this, but for everyone else’s benefit ERV stands for ‘Emergency Rendezvous’. This is the place designated before troops go out on patrol, if anything goes wrong, everybody heads for the ERV where they know they’ll be well looked after…
• All rise! – VICS has had many supporters since we started, and we are grateful to you all. There’s one that deserves special mention though, – Greggs the Baker. They have gifted us pies, pasties, cakes and sandwiches every Tuesday for the drop-in…..
• Funding News: We are delighted to announce that VICS has been awarded two grants from the Armed Forces Covenant. We are delighted because they will secure the work of VICS for the next two years…
• Sunderland Together:  The Sunderland football community has come together for a very special fundraising initiative to support four local good causes playing their part to protect the most vulnerable during the COVID-19…

There’s so much more… click above and download the full Newsletter.