By Press Release
The Island’s veteran community and members of the public are invited to come along to a veterans’ engagement event at St Mary’s Hospital on Thursday (March 2).
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is working with local partner organisations to ensure that they raise awareness of the availability of help on offer to support Island veterans and their families.
The Trust’s Medical Director, Steve Parker, will also be unveiling a new plaque to mark the Trust achieving its Veteran Aware accreditation.
The event will start at 10.30am in the conference room, opposite the restaurant, for members of the public and staff to meet with representatives of the trust’s partner organisations. The Island’s High Sheriff, Kay Marriott JP, will also be in attendance alongside chairman of the Isle of Wight Council, Councillor Claire Critchison.
Steve Parker said: “It is vital that we provide appropriate support for our veterans and armed forces community.
“This event is the next step as a Veteran Aware Accredited organisation to make sure we are supporting as many of our veteran and armed forces community with the right care that they need.”
All are welcome to drop in to meet representatives of partner organisations, between 10.30am and 1.30pm, to find out what support is available to veterans and their families and how they can access help here on the Isle of Wight.
Staff at the Trust are also undertaking specific training and members of the public are encouraged to let a member of staff know if they are an Armed Forces Veteran or serving member.
Tilly Walder 
Mal Butler