Defence Medical Welfare Service

The Defence Medical Welfare Service (DMWS) provides independent and confidential medical welfare services (psychosocial support) to the Armed Forces Community receiving treatment within the Wye Valley NHS Trust.

We understand that any hospital treatment or healthcare intervention whether planned or unplanned can be stressful and can bring with it feelings of isolation, stress and worry, all of which influence recovery.

We support the Armed Forces Community hospital patient with solutions that can optimise recovery and assist with timely discharge from hospital once medically stable. This support can be anything from a chat/social visit whilst in hospital from the DMWS Welfare Officer, through to making sure that the right connections are made to other services, including other charities for when the patient is discharged.

• Steve Kerrigan – DMWS Welfare Officer (Hereford)
  Telephone: 07502 909238
  Email: skerrigan@dmws.org.uk (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9am to 5pm)
  
  
• Alternatively, contact the DMWS National Response Service
  Telephone: 0800 9993697 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm).