NHS Tameside and Glossop Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has been awarded silver status under the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) for supporting the armed forces community.
By achieving the recognition, the CCG joins its colleagues at Tameside Council who were awarded silver in 2018 and gold last November.
ERS, which was launched in 2014, rewards employers who promote the objectives of the Armed Forces Covenant.
The covenant has been signed by all 37 GP practices in Tameside and Glossop.
By doing so, the surgeries have made a statement of their intention to ensure ex-military patients are made aware of specialist health services available for them.
One of the CCG’s achievements, assisted by the council’s covenant team, is the inclusion of service in medical records, meaning a forces background and the issues it may generate, especially if a person has been in combat, is immediately apparent.
Dr Asad Ali (pictured), co-chair of NHS Tameside and Glossop CCG, said: “I’m very proud of the award we have received from the Ministry of Defence and also of what we have done to qualify for it.”
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