Post by Derek Moore on Feb 19, 2012 12:19:44 GMT
Dreadnought is a medical facility which allows ‘serving merchant seafarer’s’ who are UK citizens access to priority medical treatment through the medical services at Guys and St Thomas NHS Hospital Trust in London.
Serving merchant seafarer’s means, those persons whose duties are performed on a vessel and will include those who work under the Offshore Diving Industry Agreement.
The government earmarks £2.2 Millions pounds per annum for Dreadnought and is separate from other NHS trust funds and the seafaring unions fight to keep the facility open.
To get priority treatment at Dreadnought you will require a referral form (from the Dreadnought Administrator address below) and a letter of referral from your GP who should state clearly your Merchant seaman connection. These should be sent to the Dreadnought Administrator below.
The facility is also open to your immediate dependents (spouse or legal partner or children below 18 years of age), if your spouse, partner or child’s illness causes the seafarer grave concern and prevents him form undertaking his occupation.
Useful information on this link:
sailine.org.uk/how-we-help/sail-information-to-help-you/the-dreadnought
sailine.org.uk/downloader/bbh.pdf
Dreadnought Address
Mrs Sandra Jones or Ruth Wallis
Dreadnought Administrator
Dreadnought
St Thomas Hospital
Lamberth Palace Road
London
SE1 7EH
Tel 0207 633 9434
Direct Line Tel No: 0207 188 2049 or 0207 188 2052
Fax No: 0207 188 2051
Email: dreadnought2@gstt.nhs.uk
You can also have dental treatment for those dental problems are causing distress. The facility is open for treatment on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 to 12:00 hours
Call direct on 0207 188 2047
If you have an illness or injury that requires specialist procedures, your doctor will automatically submit your file to the local physician or surgeon. It may take up to 18 weeks or more for an initial consultation and after that you may have a wait of up to 18 weeks or more for non urgent operations.
File a form to Dreadnought as well and chances are you will be seen within 4 weeks for a consultation and have the operation within 8 weeks and after the convalescence period get back to work.
Don’t wait to see the local consultant the doctor recommends only to be told of the delays. It’s a facility that wants to be used.
If you need convalescence care due to a serious operation you can apply to the Merchant Seaman's War Memorial Society www.mswmsociety.org.uk/
Serving merchant seafarer’s means, those persons whose duties are performed on a vessel and will include those who work under the Offshore Diving Industry Agreement.
The government earmarks £2.2 Millions pounds per annum for Dreadnought and is separate from other NHS trust funds and the seafaring unions fight to keep the facility open.
To get priority treatment at Dreadnought you will require a referral form (from the Dreadnought Administrator address below) and a letter of referral from your GP who should state clearly your Merchant seaman connection. These should be sent to the Dreadnought Administrator below.
The facility is also open to your immediate dependents (spouse or legal partner or children below 18 years of age), if your spouse, partner or child’s illness causes the seafarer grave concern and prevents him form undertaking his occupation.
Useful information on this link:
sailine.org.uk/how-we-help/sail-information-to-help-you/the-dreadnought
sailine.org.uk/downloader/bbh.pdf
Dreadnought Address
Mrs Sandra Jones or Ruth Wallis
Dreadnought Administrator
Dreadnought
St Thomas Hospital
Lamberth Palace Road
London
SE1 7EH
Tel 0207 633 9434
Direct Line Tel No: 0207 188 2049 or 0207 188 2052
Fax No: 0207 188 2051
Email: dreadnought2@gstt.nhs.uk
You can also have dental treatment for those dental problems are causing distress. The facility is open for treatment on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 to 12:00 hours
Call direct on 0207 188 2047
If you have an illness or injury that requires specialist procedures, your doctor will automatically submit your file to the local physician or surgeon. It may take up to 18 weeks or more for an initial consultation and after that you may have a wait of up to 18 weeks or more for non urgent operations.
File a form to Dreadnought as well and chances are you will be seen within 4 weeks for a consultation and have the operation within 8 weeks and after the convalescence period get back to work.
Don’t wait to see the local consultant the doctor recommends only to be told of the delays. It’s a facility that wants to be used.
If you need convalescence care due to a serious operation you can apply to the Merchant Seaman's War Memorial Society www.mswmsociety.org.uk/