Overview
- On Nov. 5, the King met veterans and clinicians at Chatfield Health Care in Battersea, an early adopter of the Veteran Friendly programme.
- Speaking with veteran David Wiggins about his arm injury, he quipped that with his own plates and screws, “all that’s left of you when you drop dead is ‘Made in Switzerland.’”
- He praised specialist GP efforts, saying he was glad to learn of a dedicated push in primary care to support veterans’ needs.
- Brigadier Robin Simpson briefed him that veterans face higher PTSD risk and that GPs should ask about military service to unlock appropriate care.
- The engagement comes days before the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance and the Cenotaph service, as the King continues cancer treatment and maintains public duties.