Armed Forces: General Practitioners
(asked on 14th June 2016) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent guidelines he has issued to members of the armed forces on registering with a doctor.
This question was answered on 28th June 2016
Primary healthcare for serving Armed Forces personnel is provided by the Defence Medical Services (DMS).
Leaflet 1-3-4 of Joint Service Publication 950 (the Defence medical policy document) explains the healthcare transition arrangements for personnel leaving the Services and DMS care. This includes information on registering with an NHS General Practitioner.