Originally Posted by
The Nip
In your local NHS clinic, as an ex service person, your medical documents can be annotated with a marker to distinguish you are.
From my limited knowledge, it makes a difference if your injuries were caused during your service and they require continuous treatment.
As more Practices migrate their data to a system known as SNOMED, it is important that your status as a veteran is correctly 'coded'. Until we see the MoD transfer med recs automatically to the NHS, the GP must request your docs. Having ensured you let your GP know that you're a Service veteran speeds-up that process.
