Overview
- On Nov. 5, King Charles met veterans at Chatfield Health Care in Battersea to spotlight NHS-accredited veteran-friendly GP services.
- The programme trains practices across roughly 4,450 surgeries in England to identify former service personnel and tailor their care.
- Chatfield joined in 2021, with 49 veterans currently registered, and clinicians estimate as many as about 120 local veterans could benefit.
- Staff described referral routes into Op Courage for mental health, which accepts self or third‑party referrals, and Op Restore for physical rehabilitation via GP referral.
- Clinicians stressed that veterans may present with non‑specific symptoms unless asked about service history, while the King kept the tone warm with a quip about the metal plates in his arm.