Dr Obonna's Surgery

Southwick Health Centre, The Green, Sunderland, SR5 2LT

Veteran Contacts

Veterans UK

Help for Heroes
The Help for Heroes charity provides direct, practical support to wounded, injured and sick service personnel, veterans and their families.

The Soldier’s Charity
The charity provides financial assistance to all soldiers in need and their families, covering debt relief, mobility assistance, education bursaries, care home fees and respite breaks

Blesma
The limbless veterans’ charity supports all armed forces personnel who have lost limbs, the use of limbs or their eyesight during service.

Royal British Legion
The charity helps armed forces personnel, reservists, veterans and their families all year round. They also campaign to improve lives and remember the fallen, as well as organising the Poppy Appeal

SSAFA
A charity that provides lifelong emotional and practical support for active armed forces personnel and reservists and their families, and veterans

Combat Stress
The charity offers a range of mental health treatment and support services to veterans. Call their helpline on 0800 138 1619, text 07537 404 719, or email combat.stress@rethink.org.

Defence Medical Welfare Service (DMWS)
A charity providing practical and emotional support to military personnel, their families and other entitled civilians when they’re in hospital, rehabilitation or recovery centres

Blind Veterans UK
The charity provides free lifelong support for veterans with severe sight loss, no matter when they served or how they lost their sight.

The Poppy Factory
The charity helps veterans with health challenges find life-changing employment across the UK.