Midlands Op COURAGE Professionals Referral Form

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Op COURAGE: The Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Service

Op COURAGE is an NHS mental health specialist service designed to help serving personnel due to leave the military, reservists, Armed Forces veterans and their families.

Please note, this referral form is for the Midlands region only.

For details of other Op COURAGE regions, visit the NHS mental health support for veterans, service leavers and reservists webpages.

Referral form for professionals

Form

Please note that all fields are mandatory, and we require all the below information to process the referral.

Consent

IMPORTANT: Before you fill out this form, please confirm you have gained the following consents from the veteran.

Without their consent, we will be unable to progress their referral.

Is the veteran aware and has given consent for the referral to be made? Required

Veteran consented to referral being sent to Midlands Op COURAGE Hub, meaning all the information in this referral being shared with the appropriate teams:

  • Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
  • Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
  • Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Does veteran consent to the above? Required

Veteran consented to referral information being shared by the receiving organisation with other agencies involved in the assessment process as appropriate.

They understand that they will handle all information in line with Data Protection Legislation and their own Confidentiality and Information Governance Protocols.

Does veteran consent to the above? Required
Date consent obtained Required

Veteran details

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Date of birth Required
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Served in Required
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Veteran contact details

Address Required
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Consent to leave messages? Required

GP details

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Surgery address Required
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Emergency contact details

If there are no emergency contact details, please type 'none' into the boxes. 

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Consent to contact Required

Referrer's details

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Referral details

Is the veteran receiving any support from other agencies currently? Required
Has the veteran received support from Op COURAGE services previously (TILS/HIS/CTS)? Required
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Risk to self? Required
Risk to others? Required
Risk from others? Required
Any current forensic convictions/ restrictions in place? Required
Any current involvement with police or probation? Required
Does the veteran have any current involvement with safeguarding? Required