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Veterans’ Health Checks

Several months ago, I was contacted by our Medical Centre to see if I was interested in signing up for annual health checks paid for by DVA under a program called Veterans’ Coordinated Care (CVC).

The check consisted of the Practice Nurse conducting a battery of physical and mental checks and then after the results were reviewed by the GP had a chat with me about the outcomes. The whole process lasted a couple hours.

The Practice Nurse will then carry out a quick check every three months until another full one the following year.

More information about CVC can be found on Page 10 of April’s Vetaffairs— Vol 39 No.1 April 2023, or by going to DVA’s web page here.

All Australian Defence Force (ADF) members who transition on or after 1 July 2019, and served at least one day’s continuous full-time service, can now access a comprehensive fully-funded health assessment from their GP each year for the first five years following transition. Details can be found on DVA’s web page here. Stay Healthy! ✈