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64 Medical Squadron - Open Night Tue 29 April 2025

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Best practice guidance for safety assessment, formulation and management

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Best practice guidance for safety assessment, formulation and management

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Veterans simply can't be bored in Fleetwood

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Veterans simply can't be bored in Fleetwood

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Open Day - Wed 19 March at Weeton Barracks wellbeing garden. This is a great opportunity to see what's going on and how to get involved. 

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Healthier Heroes CIC - Saxton Centre Hub in Morecambe

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Healthier Heroes CIC - Saxton Centre Hub in Morecambe

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Veteran Liaison Support Officer (Cumbria)

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Our Online Community can keep you connected with your military tribe:

• Connect with your peers in our Facebook Community Group.

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• Attend our online events and feel connected, part of a community.

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And because it’s fully funded by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust, membership is FREE.

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Free Hepatitis C testing - military veterans encouraged to get tested.

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Free Hepatitis C testing - military veterans encouraged to get tested.

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Veterans are more at risk due to excessive alcohol use, IV drug use, medical or dental treatment aboard, blood transfusion before 1996, sharing of hair clipper, nail clippers , toothbrushes etc.

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Lancs & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board Women's Health Programme - Survey

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Lancs & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board Women's Health Programme - Survey

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The Female Voice - Women in the Armed Forces community

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The Female Voice - Women in the Armed Forces community

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The Female Veterans’ Transformation Programme will produce a toolkit for use by service providers in the commercial, statutory and charitable sectors, helping transform service provision for female veterans. The toolkit could take the form of a digital resource, awareness-raising resources, or an interactive app.

The 3-year, UK-wide programme is funded by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust and NHS England, in partnership with the Cobseo Female Veterans Cluster and the Women’s Royal Army Corps Association.

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A Short Guide to the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme and Your Legal Rights

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A Short Guide to the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme and Your Legal Rights

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Mentoring roles in Lancashire schools for military veterans and spouses.

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Healthy Heart sessions based in Morecambe & Lancaster starting in Feb 2025.

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Healthy Heart sessions based in Morecambe & Lancaster starting in Feb 2025.

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Veterans of the LGBT Ban: Financial Recognition Scheme

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Guidance on the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme for veterans who served under, and were impacted by, the Ban on LGBT personnel in HM Armed Forces from 1967 to 2000.

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A film by the Beacon Counselling Trust on gambling related harms in the military.

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A film by the Beacon Counselling Trust on gambling related harms in the military.

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The Everyman Cinema, Liverpool. 14 Jan 2025

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Outcomes from the Veterans' Survey of 2022 regarding their health and wellbeing.

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Main points

Just under half (48.7%) of veterans were disabled (a much higher proportion than identified in Census 2021 or that we expect among the actual UK veteran population) and just under a third of veterans across the UK said they felt lonely always, often or some of the time (31.3%).

Loneliness and disability status were associated and, among disabled veterans, 39.4% felt lonely always, often or some of the time, compared with 22.9% of veterans who were not disabled.

Over three-quarters of veterans were registered with a dentist, and dentist registrations were associated with other health and wellbeing factors. Disabled veterans, and veterans who felt lonely always, often or some of the time, were less likely to have registered with a dentist than their counterparts.

The main reasons given by veterans for not registering with a dentist were "Because I found registering too difficult" and "Other". Qualitative analysis of "Other" responses highlighted lack of NHS dentist availability, not being able to get a dentist in the local area and lengthy waiting lists to register with an NHS dentist as key themes.

About the Veterans' Survey 2022

These statistics are official statistics in development, published as research, and are not official statistics.

In December 2023, the Office for National Statistics ( ONS) published initial research on the Veterans' Survey 2022 in Veterans' Survey 2022, demographic overview and coverage analysis of the survey. Coverage analysis of veteran respondents from England and Wales, as compared with veterans from Census 2021, showed aggregate analysis of the Veteran's Survey will better represent veterans that have ever served as regulars as there was an under-representation of reserve veterans. Veterans with a disability were over-represented, and there was a small under-representation of those that identified in each high-level ethnic group but the high-level "White" ethnic group. There was also an under-representation of veterans aged 75 years and over, which weighting by age has mitigated.

In August 2024, the ONS published the first two themed publications for the Veterans' Survey 2022 in the Life after service in the UK armed forces: Veterans' Survey 2022 report and in the Preparedness to leave the UK armed forces: Veterans' Survey 2022, UK report.

The ONS also published the Veterans' Survey methodology, which outlined the survey design, development and processes as well as the methodology used to analyse and partially weight the veterans' survey by age to produce UK-level analysis and measure uncertainty in more detail.

All quantitative UK data presented are based on these weighted estimates. Veterans' Survey 2022 estimates are presented with 95% confidence intervals in our data. We only refer to a difference throughout where we are confident this difference is a statistically significant difference based on the associated 95% confidence intervals found in our accompanying datasets. This article focuses on UK-level data only. Additional UK-level data and an exploration of whether we see the same patterns at country level (where the latter analysis was feasible) are contained within footnotes in our accompanying datasets.

Health and wellbeing

Across the UK, just under half of veterans (48.7%) were disabled under the Equality Act 2010. This is higher than the proportion of disabled veterans identified in England and Wales from Census 2021 (32.1%), which may reflect that disabled veterans were more motivated to respond to the survey or engage with organisations that promoted the Veterans' Survey 2022. The proportion of disabled veterans is slightly higher than that reported in Veterans' Survey 2022, demographic overview and coverage analysis of the survey which considered coverage of the survey, as this breakdown excluded those who didn't answer.

When asked: "Do you have complex and long-term healthcare needs that require a personalised care plan to support your health and wellbeing?", 14.5% of veterans reported that they did.

Veterans who required a personalised care plan were more likely to have been disabled (85.4%) than those who did not (39.1%).

Whether a veteran required a personalised care plan was similar by personal and service-related characteristics as our findings for disability. For this reason, this analysis focuses only on disability. All findings relating to veterans' responses to the personal care plan question can be found in our accompanying dataset.

Veterans were also asked "How often do you feel lonely?".

Just under a third (31.3%) of veterans said they felt lonely always, often or some of the time. The ONS's data for the household population of Great Britain (collected from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey), covering a similar time period, estimated a lower proportion (27.0%) of adults from the general population who reported feeling lonely always, often, or some of the time. This data also showed that in the general population, males and older adults were typically less likely to have felt lonely always, often or some of the time than females and younger adults. The veteran population is older and more male than the general population, despite this, veterans were more likely to have felt lonely always often or some of the time than the general population. However, there are known links between disability status and loneliness, therefore this finding may be explained by the over-representation of disabled veterans in our survey.

An average combined score on the loneliness scale was also calculated to compare the frequency of loneliness across personal and service-related characteristics. The average combined score on the loneliness scale for veterans in our survey was 4.9. A score of 3 indicates "least frequent loneliness" and a score of 9 indicates "most frequent loneliness". More information about how the score was calculated is available in the glossary. This analysis focusses only on how often a veteran felt lonely as the average score showed similar findings, data for the average combined score on the loneliness scale by personal and service-related factors can be found in our accompanying dataset.

GP and dentist registrations

Most veterans were registered with a GP (98.4%). Those who were registered were asked "What type of GP are you registered with?" 99.5% were registered with a GP in the NHS (or HSC in Northern Ireland) and 8.2% had private healthcare. Veterans could have selected both options.

Over three-quarters of veterans were registered with a dentist (76.9%). Of those who were registered with a dentist, 62.2% were registered with an NHS (or HSC in Northern Ireland) dentist and 39.5% were registered with a private dentist. Veterans could also have selected both options for this question. The veteran and general populations are not comparable (veterans are typically older and more male than the general population and may have been seeking access to the NHS at different stages of life, depending on how many years they had served). However, this finding is not unique to the veteran population. Data for the general population in England for 23 July to 15 August 2024 showed 52.1% of people in England had used an NHS dentist and 34.2% had used a private dentist.

Even if a veteran were registered with a GP or dentist, this does not mean that the GP or dentist were aware they were a veteran.

Qualitative analysis of the question: "Can you tell us what service or support would have been helpful for you that is currently lacking?" has been completed for respondents who gave "Other" as an answer for not being registered with a dentist. Details on how the qualitative analysis has been completed can be found in the Data sources and quality section. Content analysis of these responses is unweighted.

Of those whose response was "Other", over 10% mentioned dentists, which has allowed us to give more context to this finding. The most prevalent themes were:

lack of NHS dentist availability

not being able to get a dentist in the local area

lengthy waiting lists to register with an NHS dentist

Responses on these topics included:

"Registration with a dentist, No one in my area are taking new patients"

"Dentist. A nightmare to get registered locally with NHS and cannot afford private care."

Further responses related to not being able to register with a dentist mentioned:

the Armed Forces Covenant

priority access

veteran ID cards

additional support during transition from service to civilian life to register with a dentist

Responses on these topics included:

"Access to NHS Dental care. Three years after leaving the Services I still cannot register with an NHS dentist and the local NHS dentists don't even know about the Military Covenant."

"Military veterans receive free dental health care whilst serving in the regular Armed Forces. This option is removed on discharge and finding NHS dentists is impossible."

"There could be better advice on moving into civilian life on dentist and GP support."

"When leaving the RAF I would have liked some sort of automated linking to a doctor and a dentist."

"My only issue has been the inability to find an NHS dentist so perhaps a fast track as part of resettlement would have helped."

There is greater uncertainty surrounding estimates in our quantitative analysis relating to the reasons that participants did not register with a GP. This is because only a small number of veterans were not registered with a GP when they responded to the survey.

Qualitative analysis of the question: "Can you tell us what service or support would have been helpful for you that is currently lacking?" has been completed for respondents who were not registered with a GP. It was not possible to complete analysis on just the small group that said "Other" as an answer for not being registered with a GP.

The NHS was referenced by those who were not registered with a GP in a similar way to those who were not registered with a dentist and responded with 'Other' as the reason for not being registered. For example, in relation to the Armed Forces Covenant, veteran ID cards and priority access.

Responses on these topics included:

"I have no GP as I can't seem to get a booking, my hearing needs fixing."

"Priority into NHS GP and dentist after leaving forces."

"Some ID to prove veterans' status with guaranteed NHS treatment."

"Registering for a GP's surgery is a joke. There should be a 24-month window where veterans are given access to basic GP services without having to jump through hurdles."

"Basic GP support, the so called 'Covenant' isn't worth the paper it's written on."

The following analysis focuses on dentist registrations only, all findings for GP registrations by personal and service-related characteristics can be found in our accompanying dataset.

Health and wellbeing by personal demographics

This section includes personal demographic breakdowns for the information explored in the previous sections on:

whether a veteran was disabled under the Equality Act 2010

how often a veteran felt lonely

dentist registrations

All findings by personal demographics for these points are outlined in our accompanying datasets. Also included are findings by personal demographics for:

whether a veteran had a personalised care plan

average combined score on the loneliness scale

GP registrations

awareness and use of, and satisfaction with, health and wellbeing support services

Age

The Veterans' Survey 2022 only includes veterans aged 18 years and over because of the nature of the active combat and wellbeing questions.

We know responses about disability, loneliness and whether a veteran was registered with a dentist had a strong relationship with age and many personal demographics are also associated with age, see our Life after service in the UK armed forces: Veterans' Survey 2022, UK article and our Preparedness to leave the UK armed forces: Veterans' Survey 2022, UK article. Therefore, in this article, we focus on relationships between a personal characteristic and disability, loneliness or dentist registration, that we expect to exist regardless of the age profile of veterans with that characteristic.

Our accompanying datasets provide information for veteran responses on all themes discussed in this article, by a range of personal demographics.

While health typically has a strong association with age, analysis of our survey coverage shows this was not the case among our survey respondents. This may have been because of high response rates from veterans with a disability, as referenced in the ONS's Veterans' Survey 2022, demographic overview and coverage analysis, UK: December 2023 article. However, there was an increase in the proportion of veterans that were disabled for those aged 80 years and over.

Veterans aged 18 to 59 years old were more likely to have felt lonely always, often or some of the time than those aged 60 years and over.
Figure 6: Older veterans were less likely to have felt lonely always, often or some of the time than younger veterans
Weighted percentage of veterans by how often a veteran felt lonely, by age bands. Veterans' Survey 2022, UK.

Source: The Veterans' Survey 2022 from the Office for National Statistics

Notes:

Only veterans completing the survey on their own behalf (without assistance) were asked how often they felt lonely.

Blank responses to this question were removed from this analysis because of high levels of uncertainty.

"Prefer not to say" are presented in data tables but removed from this chart because of high levels of uncertainty.

Proportions may not sum to 100.

"Age" refers to the age on the last birthday, rather than exact age.

Younger veterans were less likely to have registered with a dentist than older veterans, 38.0% of veterans aged 18 to 29 years were registered, compared with 85.1% of veterans aged 80 years and over. Age and number of years since leaving were strongly related, as age increased the number of years since leaving service also increased. As presented in our accompanying dataset, those who left the UK armed forces 20 years or more ago were more likely to have been registered with a dentist than those who left more recently. This may relate to differences in NHS access over time, as well as differences in the length of time individuals have had to register since leaving.

Disability and loneliness

As discussed in the Health and wellbeing section, there were known links between disability and loneliness.

Veterans who were disabled were less likely to have registered with a dentist (75.4%) than veterans who were not disabled (78.9%). When asked why they had not registered with a dentist, veterans who were disabled were more likely than veterans who were not disabled to have responded:

"I have a lack of trust in dentists or the health service" (6.8% compared with 4.1%, respectively)

"Because I found registering too difficult" (35.5% compared with 31.0%, respectively)

Veterans who were disabled were less likely than veterans who were not disabled to have responded:

"Did not feel it was important" (6.1% compared with 9.4%)

"Not had time to register" (8.0% compared with 13.9%)

Veterans who felt lonely always, often or some of the time were less likely to have registered with a dentist (69.5%) than veterans who felt lonely occasionally, hardly ever or never (80.5%). The findings relating to reasons for not registering with a dentist for loneliness were similar to those given by disabled veterans.

Employment and finance

Veterans who were economically active were less likely to have been disabled than those who were economically inactive. Despite known associations between disability and loneliness, the opposite finding was seen for how often a veteran felt lonely. Those who were economically active were more likely to have felt lonely always, often or some of the time (37.8%) than those who were economically inactive (25.2%).

Veterans who were economically active were less likely to have registered with a dentist (71.5%) than those who were economically inactive (82.0%). They were also less likely, when asked why they had not registered with a dentist, to have responded:

"I do not visit the dentist" (9.7% compared with 17.1%)

"No home address" (0.4% compared with 2.6%)

Veterans who were economically active were more likely to have responded:

"Because I found registering too difficult" (37.9% compared with 27.1%)

"Not had time to register" (14.4% compared with 4.8%)

Veterans who had claimed Universal Credit, a Personal Independence Payment or Adult Disability Payment in the last month were nearly twice as likely to have been disabled (89.4%) or to have felt lonely always, often or some of the time (58.2%) than those who did not claim (44.9% and 29.0%, respectively). Veterans who claimed a payment were less likely to have registered with a dentist (67.6%) than those who did not claim at least one of the three payments (77.8%). They were more likely to have given the reason for not registering as "I have a lack of trust in dentists or the health service" (8.4% compared with 5.1%).

Veterans' civilian life

Our Life after service in the UK armed forces: Veterans' Survey 2022, UK article, showed there was an association between disability and the extent to which a veteran agreed or disagreed that they had no say in what the government does or that they felt they belonged to their local community.

Veterans who agreed to some extent with the statement "I don't have any say in what the government does" were more likely to have felt lonely always, often or some of the time (35.5%) than those who neither agreed nor disagreed (24.2%) and those that disagreed to some extent (23.6%).

Veterans who disagreed to some extent that they belonged to their local community were less likely to be registered with a dentist (64.0%) than those who neither agreed nor disagreed (72.5%) or those who agreed to some extent (83.1%).

Health and wellbeing by service-related factors

This section includes breakdowns by service-related factors for the information explored in the previous sections on:

whether a veteran was disabled under the Equality Act 2010

how often a veteran felt lonely

dentist registrations

All findings by service-related factors for these points are outlined in our accompanying datasets. Also included are findings by service-related factors for:

whether a veteran had a personalised care plan

average combined score on the loneliness scale

GP registrations

awareness and use of, and satisfaction with, health and wellbeing support services

Age is associated with a number of service-related characteristics in our data (for example, length of service, years since leaving and rank) and also to changing perceptions over time of what constitutes behaviours such as bullying as outlined in the ONS's Veterans' Survey methodology. In this article, we focus on patterns that we expect to exist regardless of the age profile of veterans, based on assessing the association between the service-related characteristic and disability, loneliness or dentist registration, after adjusting for age.

Our accompanying datasets provide information for veteran responses on all themes discussed in this article, by a range of service-related factors.

Rank

Veterans who served at Officer rank were less likely to have been disabled (41.7%) than those who served below Officer rank (50.9%), and less likely to have felt lonely always, often or some of the time, 21.4% compared with 34.3%.

Those who served at Officer rank were more likely to have registered with a dentist (86.5%) than those who served below Officer rank (74.1%).

Leaving the UK armed forces

Veterans who were medically discharged were more likely to have been disabled (82.1%) than veterans who left for any other reason: 42.5% of those who left by choice; 50.1% of those who left by end of contract or retirement; 52.6% of those who were made redundant and 48.0% of those that had been subject to compulsory discharge. Veterans who were medically discharged were also more likely to have felt lonely always, often or some of the time (51.0%) than those who left for any other reason, for example 31.1% of those who were made redundant.

Experience during service

There was no evidence of difference in the proportion of veterans who were disabled by whether a veteran was deployed but those who witnessed or took part in operations against enemy forces were more likely to have been disabled (50.3%) than those who did not (40.1%).

Veterans who said they were subject to bullying during service were more likely than those who did not to have been disabled (55.0% compared with 44.4%) and to have felt lonely always, often or some of the time (41.7% compared with 25.8%). Similar findings were seen for those who said they were subject to discrimination or subject to harassment or sexual harassment during service.

Preparedness for life after service in the UK armed forces

As preparedness for life after service increased, the proportion of veterans who felt lonely always, often or some of the time decreased. Of those who felt prepared to some extent for life after service, 20.1% felt lonely always, often or some of the time compared with 29.4% of those who felt neither prepared nor unprepared, and 46.5% of those who felt unprepared to some extent. Figure 11 shows a similar finding was seen for disability, this association is discussed in our Preparedness to leave the UK armed forces: Veterans' Survey 2022 article.

Veterans who felt prepared to some extent for life after service were more likely to have registered with a dentist (82.5%) than those who felt neither prepared nor unprepared (76.1%) or those who felt unprepared to some extent (70.6%).

Those who felt unprepared to some extent for life after service, when asked why they had not registered with a dentist, were more likely than those who felt prepared to some extent to have responded:

"I have a lack of trust in dentists or the health service" (7.4% compared with 3.1%, respectively)

"Because I found registering too difficult" (38.1% compared with 29.3%, respectively)

Those who felt unprepared to some extent were less likely than those who felt prepared to some extent to have responded:

"Did not feel it was important" (5.9% compared with 9.8%, respectively)

Future publications

Further findings from the Veterans' Survey 2022 will be published throughout 2025 and will include themed analysis covering topics such as the finance and housing, and economic activity of UK armed forces veterans.

Data about the health and wellbeing of UK armed forces veterans

Glossary

Average combined score on the loneliness scale

The following three questions are from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) three-item loneliness scale:

"How often do you feel that you lack companionship?"

"How often do you feel left out?"

"How often do you feel isolated from others?"

Respondents that provided an answer (that was not "Prefer not to say") to all three questions were given a score. Responses of "Hardly ever or never" were allocated a score of 1, "Some of the time" were allocated a score of 2 and "Often" were allocated a score of 3, the scores from the three questions were combined. The lowest possible combined score on the loneliness scale is 3 (indicating less frequent loneliness) and the highest is 9 (indicating more frequent loneliness). To compare the frequency of loneliness across personal and service-related characteristics, we have calculated an average combined score. Overall, the average combined score on the loneliness scale for veterans in our survey was 4.9.

Confidence intervals

Veterans' Survey 2022 estimates are presented in our data with 95% confidence intervals. At the 95% confidence level, over many repeats of a survey under the same conditions, one would expect that the confidence interval would contain the true population value 95 times out of 100. Confidence intervals presented are based on complex standard errors (CSEs) around estimates, which reflect the design effects calculated for England and Wales Veterans' Survey 2022 data, as outlined in Veterans' Survey 2022 methodology.

Deployment

Respondents that were completing the survey on their own behalf (without assistance) were asked "During your service did you deploy on an Operational Deployment (named operations)?"

All respondents who said they were deployed on an Operational Deployment (named operation) were also asked: "Did you witness or take part in operations against enemy forces?"

Disability

People who assessed their day-to-day activities as limited by long-term physical or mental health conditions or illnesses are considered disabled. This definition of a disabled person meets the harmonised standard for measuring disability and is in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Economic activity status last week

Veterans aged 18 years and over were classified as "working" if they were economically active and in employment in the previous 7 days.

"Unemployed" refers to people who said they were out of work during the same period but were either looking for work, and could start within 2 weeks, or were waiting to start a job that had been offered and accepted.

"Economically inactive" refers to veterans aged 18 years and over who did not have a job in the previous 7 days, and who had not looked for work in the previous 4 weeks or could not start work within 2 weeks.

High-level ethnic group

The ethnic group that a person feels they belong to. This could be based on their culture, family background, identity, or physical appearance. High-level groups refer to initial ethnicity questions asked, where the respondent identifies through one of the following options:

"Asian "

"Black, Caribbean or African"

"Mixed or multiple"

"White"

"Other ethnic group"

Respondents to the Veteran's Survey in Northern Ireland had differing and more detailed response options:

"White"

"Chinese"

"Irish Traveler"

"Roma"

"Indian"

"Filipino"

"Black African"

"Black Other"

"Mixed ethnic group"

"Any other ethnic group"

These were coded for the purposes of UK level analysis to correspond to the corresponding response option for England, Wales and Scotland.

Personalised care plan

The personalised care plan question asked of all respondents was: "Do you have complex and long-term healthcare needs that require a personalised care plan to support your health and wellbeing?".

Respondents were informed that personalised care planning is essentially about addressing an individual's full range of healthcare needs, treating the person "as a whole", with a strong focus on helping people, together with their carers to achieve the outcomes they want for themselves.

Rank

A veteran-specific derived variable was created for rank. This derived variable was designed to differentiate between commissioned officer and non-officer ranks. The Office for National Statistics ( ONS) worked with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Office for Veterans' Affairs (OVA) to group the list of ranks for each service type into these categories. There were a small number of responses that could not be coded appropriately, and these are excluded from our analysis for this publication.

Reason for leaving

All respondents were asked: "For what reason did you leave the UK Armed Forces?". Response options were:

"By choice"

"End of contract or retirement"

"Made redundant"

"Medical discharge"

"Compulsory discharge"

"Prefer not to say"

UK armed forces veteran

This analysis defines veterans as people aged 18 years and over who have previously served in the UK armed forces. This includes those who have served for at least one day in the UK armed forces, either regular or reserves, or merchant mariners who have seen duty on legally defined military operations.

It does not include those who have left and since re-entered the regular or reserve UK armed forces, those who have only served in foreign armed forces, or those who have served in the UK armed forces and are currently living outside of the UK.

Glossary: Qualitative themes

NHS

Within the theme of health, multiple sub-themes were included in the given responses. The NHS was often referred to in relation to access to services, (with some veterans saying there was a large time lapse between leaving the UK armed forces and succeeding in registering with an NHS dentist or doctor). Veterans also spoke about resorting to registering with an NHS service that was not very local to them owing to availability. The NHS was also discussed in terms of waiting times, lack of understanding or implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant and Duty of Due Regard (veterans felt their GPs and dentists were not aware of or recording their veteran status).

Data sources and quality

Data

Veterans in this research have been identified using the Veterans' Survey 2022 (for more information, see the ONS's Veterans' Survey methodology).

Quality

Weighting for England and Wales Veterans' Survey, 2022

The age profile of veterans responding to the survey differed from the age profile of veterans identified in Census 2021, with survey respondents being younger than veterans from Census 2021. This may be because the survey was predominantly online or that marketing and promotion of the survey was more likely to reach younger veterans.

We used raking techniques to generate weights for England and Wales survey responses. This was based on the proportions of veterans we would expect to be within given age bands when we considered the age range of veterans from Census 2021. You can read more about this in the ONS's Veterans' Survey methodology.

Northern Ireland and Scotland, Veterans' Survey 2022

There were no veteran population data available for Northern Ireland or Scotland that could reliably be used to assess the representativeness of responses to the Veterans' Survey from people that lived in these countries. Veteran population data from the Scotland Census 2022 were not available at the time this survey data was processed and weighted.

Responses from Northern Ireland and Scotland remain unweighted. This principle was maintained even when a respondent gave a postcode that suggested they had an alternative address in England or Wales. However, assumptions are made about bias in respondent profiles from Northern Ireland or Scotland, based on biases we identified in the survey respondents' profiles from England and Wales, as compared with data from Census 2021. This gives us a strong understanding of the veteran population in England and Wales.

We have also assumed additional uncertainty because of the sample design based on England and Wales data and included a design effect in the origin of complex standard errors for UK-level Veterans' Survey, 2022 data. You can read more about this in the ONS's Veterans' Survey methodology.

Bias in sample profile, Veterans' Survey 2022

Despite weighting the data to compensate for known biases in the Veterans' Survey 2022, some biases remain as outlined in the ONS's demographic overview and coverage analysis article. Awareness of these can be used to help interpretation of results and to guide future analysis.

Statistical disclosure control

To ensure statistical disclosure conditions are met in our UK analysis, we do not publish estimates for data based on fewer than 3 respondents.

We have not published country-level data for the Veterans' Survey 2022, and instead described the general patterns found in our analysis in the ONS's accompanying datasets. This is to avoid the feasibility of calculating (from overall response figures or from future planned analysis) respective counts of respondents within a given category, who stated they lived in Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland. There are a smaller number of respondents in these countries.

Qualitative analysis

Veterans were asked a more generic question about services and support: 'Can you tell us what service and support would have been helpful for you that is currently lacking?'. This question asked for free text qualitative responses and respondents could have responded in relation to their needs at any stage of life, not just at the stage of transition.

To report on the themes within an interest group, we took all the veteran responses and removed blank responses to the question and responses that stated the respondent did not have an answer or did not know. The remaining veteran responses were then filtered to the interest group and the most prevalent themes within this interest group were discussed. Each response could be classified to multiple themes where applicable. Content analysis of these responses is unweighted.

Preparedness to leave the UK armed forces
Article | Released 22 August 2024

This report provides analysis of responses to the Veterans' Survey 2022, with focus on:

preparedness to leave the UK armed forces

types of information, advice or guidance that would have improved transition

Estimates of veteran responses are provided by personal and service-related characteristics. All UK estimates are weighted. Qualitative analysis contained in this report is unweighted.

Life after service in the UK armed forces
Article | Released 9 August 2024

This report provides analysis of responses to the Veterans' Survey 2022, with focus on:

where veterans accessed information about veteran-related issues, services or benefits

use of veteran or service charities

awareness, use and satisfaction of Veterans UK and Veterans' Gateway

community engagement

Estimates of veteran responses are provided by personal and service-related characteristics. All UK estimates are weighted.

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Health and wellbeing of UK armed forces veterans: Veterans' Survey 2022, UK

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Just under half (48.7%) of veterans were disabled (a much higher proportion than identified in Census 2021 or that we expect among the actual UK veteran population) and just under a third of veterans across the UK said they felt lonely always, often or some of the time (31.3%).

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The Veterans' Data Dashboard by the Office for Veterans' Affairs

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The Veterans' Data Dashboard by the Office for Veterans' Affairs

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For all your data needs concerning military veterans. Please click the space above which will take you to the website.

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Dr Sharon McDonnell - At Your Side suicide bereavement guides for the Armed Forces Community.

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Government Policy Update - Veterans’ Access to Social Housing

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Government Policy Update - Veterans’ Access to Social Housing

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Exemption for former members of the regular armed forces from any local connection tests for social housing applied by local councils in England.

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Announced 27 Nov 2024 by the OVA - please share widely. 

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Announced 27 Nov 2024 by the OVA - please share widely. 

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Operation Odyssey - wellbeing opportunities for the Armed Forces community, based at Weeton Barracks.

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Operation Odyssey - wellbeing opportunities for the Armed Forces community, based at Weeton Barracks.

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These sessions start on Monday 18 November, so click the poster to get further details and join in. Please note - this is definitely open to veterans and their family members.

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Beyond the Barracks employment programme - Wed 6 November 2024.

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Beyond the Barracks employment programme - Wed 6 November 2024.

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Please share and click the poster for more details.

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Male and female UK military veteran who have been affected by PTSD can volunteer to undertake ground breaking research. Click below for how to get involved.

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Male and female UK military veteran who have been affected by PTSD can volunteer to undertake ground breaking research. Click below for how to get involved.

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Are you a military veteran who experiences PTSD? Take part in the PETT Trial - nativve Health Research

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Researchers are conducting a study to find out if a therapy called neurolinguistic programming (NLP) can improve mental health outcomes for veterans with PTSD.

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Calling service leavers and veterans looking for new employment opportunities. See poster for details.

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Calling service leavers and veterans looking for new employment opportunities. See poster for details.

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Armed Forces health workshop in Burnley - 31 October

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Armed Forces health workshop in Burnley - 31 October

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AF Covenant in the Community Conference 2024

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AF Covenant in the Community Conference 2024

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See poster for registration details.

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2024 Armed Forces Covenant in the Community Conference - Armed Forces Covenant

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Sign up here for tickets to the 2024 Covenant Conference: 2024 Armed Forces Covenant in the Community Conference Tickets, Winchester

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Join FWP's LGBT+ veterans weekend at Blackpool - see poster for registration details.

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Join FWP's LGBT+ veterans weekend at Blackpool - see poster for registration details.

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Join this Armed Forces community careers fair - Weeton Barracks, Thursday 26 Sep.

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Join this Armed Forces community careers fair - Weeton Barracks, Thursday 26 Sep.

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Join this national search for ladies who joined the WRNS between 1946 and 1981.

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Join this national search for ladies who joined the WRNS between 1946 and 1981.

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WRNS history in the form of historic ledgers went missing in the 1990's - they are trying to recreate them in digital form and your help is needed.

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Register someone as vulnerable with the Police - The Forcer Protocol.

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Register someone as vulnerable with the Police - The Forcer Protocol.

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Click the link to learn more and register someone you care for.

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Safe and Found Online – The Digital Information Bank committed to Safeguarding Vulnerable People

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Give your feedback about NHS services for the Armed Forces community.

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Give your feedback about NHS services for the Armed Forces community.

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Click on the link to access the survey and provide your valuable feedback - good or bad.

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Take five minutes to share your experiences

NHS and social care staff are doing everything they can to keep us well during these challenging times, but there might be things that can be improved for you and your loved ones, both in the area you live in and across the country. Please take five minutes to share your story with us.

Complete the survey

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Tell us the name of the specific service(s) you're referring to

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Select the option that best describes your experience of care

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Select the relevant option

Tell us a bit about you

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The information you share with us will be accessed by Healthwatch England and shared with Healthwatch in your area. This helps us spot trends both nationally and locally to identify areas for improvement. We may use quotes in our reports, but we will not use any information that will identify you.

As well as your feedback, we also ask you to volunteer some personal information. This helps us to help us understand how different groups experience local health and social care services and supports our focus on improving equality, diversity and inclusion.

If you are sharing information on behalf of another person, make sure that you have their permission to do so, or the information you do share should be anonymous.

Please note that whilst the experience is shared with your local Healthwatch, you will need to contact them directly if you require a response/advice about your issue as we do not share your contact details.

Find out more about how we handle your information in our privacy statement.

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NHS and social care staff are doing everything they can to keep us well during these challenging times, but there might be things that can be improved for you and your loved ones, both in the area you live in and across the country. Please take five minutes to share your story with us.

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Report launch, 26 September 2024. Exploring the employment experiences of serving partners.

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Report launch, 26 September 2024. Exploring the employment experiences of serving partners.

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Click the link and scan the QR code to book on.

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Exploring the Employment Experiences of Serving Partners Report Launch1

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Free webinar on supporting male victims of domestic abuse - 5 Sep 24

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Free webinar on supporting male victims of domestic abuse - 5 Sep 24

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See the poster for registration details.

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Did you serve in HM Armed Forces between 1967 and 2000? You may be eligible for restorative measures.

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Did you serve in HM Armed Forces between 1967 and 2000? You may be eligible for restorative measures.

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be eligible for restorative measures.

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Etherton Poster-Did you serve in HM Armed Forces between 1967 and 2000

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Did you serve in HM Armed Forces between 1967 and 2000? You may
be eligible for restorative measures.

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Did you serve in HM Armed Forces between 1967 and 2000? You may
be eligible for restorative measures.

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20240808-Toolkit Restorative measures for veterans who Served in HM Armed Forces between 1967 and 2000-Toolkit

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Interesting news about pensions for military Reservists serving before 2015 

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Interesting news about pensions for military Reservists serving before 2015 

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Reservists could now get Army pension following ‘major’ win in landmark case

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Reservist pensions were called into question after Major Charles Milroy brought a ‘David versus Goliath’ case against the MOD.

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Application Process Opens – 1st June 2024

Application Process Closes – 17th August 2024

Filming & Certificate Day     – 18th  September 2024 – The Army Flying Museum

English Veterans Awards    – 23rd October 2024 – 4* De Vere – Wokefield Estate

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30 July 2024 - Grant Application Deadline for Grant Funding Opportunities from the Veterans’ Foundation 

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30 July 2024 - Grant Application Deadline for Grant Funding Opportunities from the Veterans’ Foundation 

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Open day and nature based therapy programme, delivered at Weeton Barracks, near Kirkham.

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Open day and nature based therapy programme, delivered at Weeton Barracks, near Kirkham.

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Open day on 4 September and programme starts on 18 September. See post for further details.

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Join a north west community of Psychotherapy practice - Thursday 25 July at 1pm

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Join a north west community of Psychotherapy practice - Thursday 25 July at 1pm

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Facilitated by the Forces Wellbeing Collective.

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NWAS - Emergency technician apprenticeship...

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NWAS - Emergency technician apprenticeship...

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If not, we are hosting some support sessions at the start of next month which will walk you through the EMTA role and allow you to ask any questions you may have about the job.

We appreciate the prospect of working through an application process can be quite daunting for any job and we are aware from feedback that these sessions are helpful to those who join them.

If you want an extremely fulfilling job where you can make a real difference in people's lives; if you want a job that offers variety and challenge, but with amazing personal rewards - this is the job for you.

The following sessions will be held on Microsoft Teams:

Tuesday 2 July - 18.00-19.00
Microsoft Teams Join the meeting now
Thursday 4 July - 18.00-19.00
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Tuesday 9 July - 18.00-19.00
Microsoft Teams Join the meeting now
Thursday 11 July - 18.00-19.00
Microsoft Teams Join the meeting now
As an EMTA, you'll work closely with paramedics responding to 999 emergencies to help give our patients high-quality and effective pre-hospital clinical care. You'll also give care, reassurance and support to our patients and their relatives and you'll undertake inter-hospital transfers and urgent hospital admissions. You'll need to be able to select and apply your skills, training and equipment safely to achieve the best possible outcome for your patients.

This apprenticeship comprises classroom training, competency development within the practice setting, and a practice period of consolidation, which leads to an overall programme length of approximately 15 months. (This may be extended to 18 months based on individual learner requirements

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Want to become an emergency medical technician apprentice? - NWAS - North West Ambulance Service

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Our emergency medical technician apprentice (EMTA) vacancies within our emergency service will be opening next month. Are you as prepared as you can be if you are thinking about applying for the role?

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The Fylde Coast Veterans Choir is growing, join now for fun, camaraderie and wellbeing. You won't regret it.

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Call handler roles at NW Ambulance Service. Pre employment opportunity.

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Call handler roles at NW Ambulance Service. Pre employment opportunity.

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RESEARCH STUDY: HIGHER EDUCATION EXPERIENCES OF STUDENTS FROM ARMED FORCES FAMILIES

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RESEARCH STUDY: HIGHER EDUCATION EXPERIENCES OF STUDENTS FROM ARMED FORCES FAMILIES

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The SCiP Alliance have teamed up with ACCESS, a social research organisation, to explore the educational experiences of university students from Armed Forces families across the UK, as well as the perceptions of the professionals supporting them.

Their online survey runs from April to July 2024 and the findings from this research will inform the extension of the Thriving Through Childhood and Beyond project, by developing a Thriving Lives Toolkit for use in Higher Education.

More information about the SCiP Alliance: https://www.scipalliance.org/

Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HEToolkit

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University Students from Armed Forces Families

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Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

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Please complete this survey on the impact of the Covenant Duty.

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Please complete this survey on the impact of the Covenant Duty.

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This survey is aimed at bodies in scope of the Duty - specifically public bodies in the arenas of health, housing and education.

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May 21, 2024

We're pleased to announce the launch of the Impact of the Covenant Legal Duty Survey 2024.

The MOD Covenant Team are undertaking work to assess the impact of the Armed Forces Covenant Legal Duty, which came into force in November 2022. We are therefore requesting information from bodies in scope of the Duty. We would be grateful if you could take 10 minutes to complete the survey, which will be live until 15th July 2024.

The survey covers:

Background information about your organisation

Covenant awareness and activity

Policy areas relevant to your organisation

The data we collect will help us identify areas where bodies in scope can be supported in implementing the Duty. It will also help us demonstrate the good work that is being done across the UK to support the Armed Forces Community.

We would be grateful if you could also share our survey with any contacts you may have who are involved in implementing the Covenant, such as local authorities, schools and the NHS. Please contact COVENANT-MAILBOX@mod.gov.uk if you have any queries.

May 21, 2024

We're pleased to announce the launch of the Impact of the Covenant Legal Duty Survey 2024.

The MOD Covenant Team are undertaking work to assess the impact of the Armed Forces Covenant Legal Duty, which came into force in November 2022. We are therefore requesting information from bodies in scope of the Duty. We would be grateful if you could take 10 minutes to complete the survey, which will be live until 15th July 2024.

The survey covers:

Background information about your organisation

Covenant awareness and activity

Policy areas relevant to your organisation

The data we collect will help us identify areas where bodies in scope can be supported in implementing the Duty. It will also help us demonstrate the good work that is being done across the UK to support the Armed Forces Community.

We would be grateful if you could also share our survey with any contacts you may have who are involved in implementing the Covenant, such as local authorities, schools and the NHS. Please contact COVENANT-MAILBOX@mod.gov.uk if you have any queries.

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Impact of the Covenant Legal Duty Survey 2024 - launched! - Armed Forces Covenant

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The MOD Covenant Team are undertaking work to assess the impact of the Armed Forces Covenant Legal Duty, which came into force in November 2022. We are therefore requesting information from bodies in scope of the Duty.

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If you represent a veteran focused organisation in Lancashire please complete this online survey in relation to the VPPP project, (Veterans, Places People & Pathways).

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If you represent a veteran focused organisation in Lancashire please complete this online survey in relation to the VPPP project, (Veterans, Places People & Pathways).

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Complete the survey: https://forms.office.com/e/KpRwZEJYNM

Join us for an interactive virtual consultation: https://forms.office.com/e/U0a25VSQ6e

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A call for female veterans by Accrington Stanley's Armed Forces support. 

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A call for female veterans by Accrington Stanley's Armed Forces support. 

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Have your say - what's missing for military veterans? What's not happening but needs to? Please complete this survey and attend the consultation events.

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Have your say - what's missing for military veterans? What's not happening but needs to? Please complete this survey and attend the consultation events.

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Consultation events on Tue 4th June 1-2.30pm or Thu 20th June 10-11.30am

https://tinyurl.com/vpppnw-survey

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Red Rose Recovery. Armed Forces drop-in - Central

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Red Rose Recovery. Armed Forces drop-in - Central

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Red Rose Recovery. Armed Forces drop-in - East

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Red Rose Recovery. Armed Forces drop-in - East

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Red Rose Recovery. Armed Forces drop-in - North

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Red Rose Recovery. Armed Forces drop-in - North

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We understand that many women who have served do not identify with the term 'veteran' so we are making a big effort to reach invisible veterans who may not realise the support they are entitled to, or feel comfortable accessing it.

From sports teams to faith groups, from parents to pensioners, we would like to work with you to make sure the toolkit we produce has the widest possible applicability.

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Co-production & Workshops - Female Veterans' Transformation Programme

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The Programme is now in a co-production phase, reaching out to female veterans and stakeholders across the country via an online questionnaire, which will be followed by workshops (face-to-face and virtual).

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Call for participation from female veterans or groups that work with female veterans.

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Call for participation from female veterans or groups that work with female veterans.

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Click the brief above or visit the website to participate. Co-production & Workshops — Female Veterans' Transformation Programme (fvtp.org.uk)

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If you're a Forces person interested in adult education opportunities look no further.

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If you're a Forces person interested in adult education opportunities look no further.

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Click the image above to see how Lancashire Adult Learning can kick start your career or wellbeing through education. Loads of options, with a dedicated Armed Forces lead from a Forces friendly organisation.

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If you want to see 'creative health' in action please watch this film to see how Veterans in Communities do it...

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If you want to see 'creative health' in action please watch this film to see how Veterans in Communities do it...

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There is a strong-evidence base for the use Creative Health in prevention, health promotion, and the management and treatment of disease. https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/329834/9789289054553-eng.pdf

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Displaced from a culture that they can’t return to and frustrated with the one they are in, three Veterans imagine, paint and make real, a new world of kindness and compassion for fellow Veterans, and their community. Remarkable, insightful and gently surprising Return Belong Prosper was co-created with the Veterans. One of three films produced for a unique, two-year research project Stories in Transition working with three veteran charities to explore the role of arts, sport, and culture activities in supporting military-to-civilian transition. 


Capturing a sustained relationship of deep listening and dialogue, Dave, Steve and Darren offer us alternative understandings of the Veteran experience. Their stories emerge through their own creative process and rather than making the film for or about their artistic community, they include them, creating a new imagined community, repositioning their past narratives and forging new identities with which to move forward. The Stories in Transition Project is a multi-disciplinary research collaboration between Anglia Ruskin University, University of Exeter, Manchester Metropolitan University, and University of the Arts, London and is funded by The Arts and Humanities Research Council.

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Everything you need to know about Op PROSPER - empowering veterans and their families into employment

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Everything you need to know about Op PROSPER - empowering veterans and their families into employment

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Please click the link for more information.

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Op PROSPER is an Office for Veterans’ Affairs programme (awarded to us through the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust) which will empower veterans and their families the length and breadth of the United Kingdom, enabling them to thrive in society by ensuring equal access to employment opportunities and supporting them into sustainable, valuable careers.

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LCC's ex-service personnel in Lancashire schools mentoring programme is recruiting again. 

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LCC's ex-service personnel in Lancashire schools mentoring programme is recruiting again. 

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Please be aware - this opportunity is open to spouses and partners and also to those living outside of Lancashire. See the poster for more details and how to apply.

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'At Your Side' guides for those bereaved by suicide in the Armed Forces community 

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'At Your Side' guides for those bereaved by suicide in the Armed Forces community 

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Suicide Bereavement UK have developed a series of At Your Side guides for those bereaved by suicide in the Armed Forces community.

Three guides have been written by the bereaved for the bereaved:

At Your Side guide for veterans

At Your Side guide for families

At Your Side guide for serving personnel

Both the veteran and family guide will be launched on the 17 th April 2024. The serving guide will be launched shortly afterwards.
Who produced the At Your Side guides?
The guides have been produced by Suicide Bereavement UK, an internationally recognised organisation specialising in suicide bereavement research and the development of evidence-informed support materials for bereaved people.

They were commissioned by NHS England and co-produced with individuals bereaved by suicide as well as experts in military mental health, suicide prevention and bereavement.

The guides are based on the experiences and needs of those who took part in the Armed Forces Suicide Bereavement Study. All were bereaved by suicide, having lost a friend, colleague, spouse, partner, adult child, parent or sibling during or after military service.

The guides are free to download.
Dedication
The guides are dedicated to those bereaved by suicide and to those they have lost in the Armed Forces community.

Study which informed the development of the At Your Side Guides

For more information please contact:
Dr Sharon McDonnell
Email: sharon.mcdonnell@suicidebereavementuk.com
Tel: 01706 827 359

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Sector research into Armed Forces charities by the Directory of Social Change

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Sector research into Armed Forces charities by the Directory of Social Change

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Find out how the landscape of charitable support is changing - are there more or less charities operating after Covid? Click the image above to find out more.

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Sector Insight: Armed Forces Charities 2024 - Directory of Social Change

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What is the purpose of the report? The Armed Forces charity sector is neither static nor homogeneous. Charities come and go as beneficiary needs change, economic and social pressures shift, and public support peaks and dwindles. The last few years have been a particularly turbulent period. External pressures, including the covid-19 pandemic, the rising cost […]

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Update from the DWP Disability Services Advocacy Team - April 2024

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Update from the DWP Disability Services Advocacy Team - April 2024

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Veteran football sessions in Blackburn on Monday evenings. Provided by Rovers community trust.

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Veteran football sessions in Blackburn on Monday evenings. Provided by Rovers community trust.

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ONS data on Suicides in UK armed forces veterans in England & Wales: 2021

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ONS data on Suicides in UK armed forces veterans in England & Wales: 2021

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Today, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published statistics on deaths from suicide in UK armed forces veterans.

The key findings include:

in 2021 in England and Wales, out of 5,175 suicides in those aged 16 or over, 253 suicides occurred in UK armed forces veterans

of the 253 UK armed forces veteran suicides occurring in 2021, 93.7% were male and 6.3% were female

overall, after accounting for age, there was no evidence of a difference in the rate of suicide between male UK armed forces veterans and the male general population

male UK armed forces veterans aged 25 to 44 had a higher rate of suicide compared with males aged 25 to 44 in the general population

in the male UK armed forces veteran population, deaths from firearm discharge accounted for 5.9% of suicides in 2021, compared with the male general population where this method accounted for 1.6% of suicides in the same year

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Suicides in UK armed forces veterans, England and Wales: 2021

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Today, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published statistics on deaths from suicide in UK armed forces veterans.

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If you're an Armed Forces Champion within the public sector or lead a Forces charity/CiC, sign up for our 2024 Covenant conference to hear what's going on and network with others who support the Armed Forces community. Click the post for ticket info.

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Suicide awareness training from the Help for Heroes recovery college

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Suicide awareness training from the Help for Heroes recovery college

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This training will help you to SEE THE PROBLEM, SAY THE WORDS and SIGNPOST TO SUPPORT. It's delivered online by a Help for Heroes staff member with a trained H4H psychologist. It's free and strongly recommended for any one who wants to learn more about this subject and develop their skills in a safe environment.

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We believe having a conversation can be lifesaving. When someone opens up, it's important that they feel safe and listened to. We want to help create suicide safer communities, where veterans and families feel they can speak up as soon as they start to struggle.

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Suicide awareness training from the Help for Heroes recovery college

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Suicide awareness training from the Help for Heroes recovery college

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This training will help you to SEE THE PROBLEM, SAY THE WORDS and SIGNPOST TO SUPPORT. It's delivered online by a Help for Heroes staff member with a trained H4H psychologist. It's free and strongly recommended for any one who wants to learn more about this subject and develop their skills in a safe environment.

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We believe having a conversation can be lifesaving. When someone opens up, it's important that they feel safe and listened to. We want to help create suicide safer communities, where veterans and families feel they can speak up as soon as they start to struggle.

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Free safeguarding adults eLearning from Lancashire County Council

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Free safeguarding adults eLearning from Lancashire County Council

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This training is ideal for anyone leading a breakfast club, or veteran group that doesn't have access to organisational training. Please click above image to read more and register.

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Who is this course for?

All levels of staff within Lancashire County Council and their linked partner organisations whose role requires them to undertake this training.
Other workers including work experience, casual and agency employees under the control of their employing organisation, who need to be provided with appropriate information with regards to adult protection awareness training.
This training is for all workers and volunteers who have day to day direct contact with adults at risk.

Aims

What is Adult Safeguarding?
What is Abuse and Neglect?
Recognising Abuse and Neglect
How to Respond to Abuse and Neglect
Safeguarding and Mental Capacity

Objectives

This course will enable you to:

Know the legal duties to safeguard adults

Understand what is meant by adult safeguarding

Learn the importance of avoiding risk averse practice

Learn the aims of adult safeguarding

Know the six principles of safeguarding

Learn about 'person-centred' and 'outcomes-focused' safeguarding practice

Know what is meant by abuse

Learn who is at risk of abuse

Know why a person might abuse another

Learn when abuse is more likely to happen

Learn about the patterns of abuse

Know the different types of abuse and neglect

Explain the features of each type of abuse

Understand the importance of balancing safeguarding with empowerment

Learn what you should do if you suspect abuse or neglect

Know how to respond to a disclosure

Know what to say to an adult at risk

Learn what to do in an emergency

Understand the importance of good record keeping

Learn what Mental Capacity means

Understand the principles of the Mental Capacity Act

Understand the implications of the Mental Capacity Act when supporting a vulnerable adult at risk

Understand what is meant by 'Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards'

Delivery Method

This is an e-learning programme and can be completed at a time and pace that suits you.

Description

Learners will use the self register to access this training package. (see details below)

How to register for e-learning

To access this training - Click here PLEASE NOTE IF YOU ARE ALREADY REGISTERED FOR THE CARE ACT E-LEARNING PACKAGE THEN YOU ARE ALREADY AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERED FOR THIS SAFEGUARDING PACKAGE AND DO NOT NEED TO REGISTER AGAIN.

The first time you log on you will need to create an account. This can be done by clicking on the self-register button which is found on the right hand side of the screen.
You will then be taken to the self registration page where you will need to complete the 'user details', please ensure you select the categories that best suits your organisation and you.
Once completed click the 'send login request'.
You will then be taken to the next page which says 'You should now have received an email with a validation link. Please click the validation link to activate your account. Once activated you will receive another email with your login details'.
Click on the link and use the user name and password you have been provided, when you first login you will be prompted to change your password, please create something memorable.
Under My Courses you will see 'Safeguarding Adults - Level 1' click on the Access course button in blue.
Click on the Launch button to begin each module.
If you manage staff who do not have access to a works email account please contact Christian Taylor on the details below. Christian.Taylor@lancashire.gov.uk
Cost

This e-learning package is free of charge.

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All levels of staff within Lancashire County Council and their linked partner organisations whose role requires them to undertake this training.Other workers including work experience, casual and agency employees under the control of their employing organisation, who need to be provided with appropriate information with regards to adult protection awareness training.This training is for all workers and volunteers who have day to day direct contact with adults at risk.

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The latest brochure detailing the many services provided to the Armed Forces community by Healthier Heroes CIC.

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The latest brochure detailing the many services provided to the Armed Forces community by Healthier Heroes CIC.

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Afternoon walking rugby sessions in Blackpool.

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Afternoon walking rugby sessions in Blackpool.

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Daytime walking rugby sessions in Fylde region.

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Daytime walking rugby sessions in Fylde region.

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Walking Rugby opportunities in Fylde region.

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Walking Rugby opportunities in Fylde region.

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Call for female veteran participants who drink alcohol.

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Call for female veteran participants who drink alcohol.

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Research project into gambling behaviours by Swansea University...see poster for how to participate.

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Research project into gambling behaviours by Swansea University...see poster for how to participate.

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Research project into moral injury by Nott'm University...see poster for details of how to participate.

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Research project into moral injury by Nott'm University...see poster for details of how to participate.

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RBLI Lifeworks course taking place in Preston this April. See poster for details and how to apply.

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RBLI Lifeworks course taking place in Preston this April. See poster for details and how to apply.

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Veterans with mobility issues, linked to their time in service, can now apply for support from the reinstated Veterans’ Mobility Fund (VMF). Click the black square above for more information and how to apply.

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Ian , veterans can now apply for life-changing mobility support

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Great opportunity for the right member of the Armed Forces community - recruiting open till 1 April. Please share widely.

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Accrington Stanley - Armed Forces coordinator role

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Accrington Stanley - Armed Forces coordinator role

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The website provides information on the pathway and what to expect, but please remember that the Forces Employment Charity can help veterans struggling to apply.

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We're creating the workforce of the future as we transition to Net Zero and we want you to be part of it. Centrica is looking for more service leavers, veterans, reservists and military spouses, partners to join our team - with opportunities at all levels, across our organisation. We've created a focused package of support, developed for you, by our Ex-Forces community.

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Veteran Friendly Framework for care homes

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Veteran Friendly Framework for care homes

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There are above average rates of veterans in care homes due to national service, this framework helps care homes understand veterans and the benefit of camaraderie to their wellbeing. Please encourage your local care homes to sign up by sharing this poster with them.

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To mark Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, we spoke to Lindsey Dawson about her experience of cervical cancer, the impact it had on her fertility, and how she and her husband Kieron are exploring surrogacy.
More inspiring stories
Find out how our clients got stuck into a wheelchair basketball match thanks to our partnership with British Wheelchair Basketball, learn more about Willow Groutage, the four-year-old horse-riding champion with Erb's Palsy, and check you're up to speed with the Highway Code changes two years on.

You can also register for our upcoming events and webinars.

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Imagine Magazine - Edition Two | Winter 24

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To mark Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, we spoke to Lindsey Dawson about her experience of cervical cancer, the impact it had on her fertility, and how she and her husband Kieron are exploring surrogacy.

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Hugh James sign the Armed Forces Covenant

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Hugh James sign the Armed Forces Covenant

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On Monday 16 March 2020, Hugh James signed the Armed Forces Covenant (AFC) as part of the firms' ongoing commitment to the Armed Forces and their families.

The signing took place at our office with Managing Partner, Alun Jones, signing the AFC with Colonel Nicholas John Lock OBE.

We are very proud to have been able to reach this important milestone by pledging to support the Armed Forces community as an employer and legal services provider. As a firm, we will endeavour in our business dealings to uphold the key principles of the AFC, which are:

no member of the Armed Forces Community should face disadvantage in the provision of public and commercial services compared to any other citizen; and

in some circumstances special treatment may be appropriate, especially for the injured or bereaved.

We will also recognise the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant by:

promoting the fact that we are an armed forces-friendly organisation;

seeking to support the employment of veterans, young and old and working with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP), in order to establish a tailored employment pathway for Service Leavers;

striving to support the employment of Service spouses and partners;

seeking to support our employees who choose to be members of the Reserve forces, including by accommodating their training and deployment where possible;

offering support to our local cadet units, either in our local community or in local schools, where possible;

aiming to actively participate in Armed Forces Day.

We offer our thanks to Peter Davies of ABF The Soldiers' Charity, Sean Molino BCA, Founder of The Veteran Awards CIC and Director of Forces Fitness, and Fusilier Morgan of 3rd Battalion Royal Welsh for attending the ceremony and showing their ongoing support to us. It was also lovely to see our special guest Shenkin the Goat, the Regimental Mascot of the 3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh join us for the occasion.

We also give our special thanks to Captain Ian Moore MBE of 3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh without whom, this would not have been the momentous occasion that it was.

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Hugh James Signs The Armed Forces Covenant | Hugh James

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On Monday 16 March 2020, Hugh James signed the Armed Forces Covenant as part of the firms' ongoing commitment to the Armed Forces and their families.

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Forces Law is a network of independent civilian lawyers who specialise in advising our Armed Forces community including those who are serving, veterans and their families.

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Forces Law - Independent legal services and advice

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We specialise in a wide range of legal services and advice for those currently serving in the military, veterans, and their families.

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Stories, news and expert views from our Military Injury team, who proudly support the Armed Forces community.

Those wronged by pre-2000 LGBT+ laws in the Armed Forces may soon have a right to compensation

Before 2000, service personnel could be discharged from the Armed Forces on the grounds of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Our expert Stephanie Clark considers the steps now being taken to recognise those impacted.

Military Non-Freezing Cold Injury (NFCI): A legacy problem?

More and more soldiers with symptoms of NFCI are being diagnosed with Raynaud's Phenomenon. Sophie Cuthbertson questions whether figures showing a decline in cases of trench foot are masking a different problem.

British Army personnel struck down by cryptosporidium outbreak at Nanyuki barracks in Kenya

172 British Army personnel stationed in Kenya are reported to have fallen ill with a gastrointestinal infection after swimming in contaminated lakes and rivers.

Find out how we can support you if you've suffered serious illness after exposure to the parasite.

If you aren't subscribed and would like to receive this email newsletter and others, please sign up here.

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Stories, news and expert views from our Military Injury team, who proudly support the Armed Forces community. Those wronged by pre-2000 LGBT+ laws in the Armed Forces may soon have a right to compensation Before 2000, service personnel could be discharged from the Armed Forces on the grounds of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

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Free training webinar for practitioners from Samaritans

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Free training webinar for practitioners from Samaritans

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Do you feel confident supporting someone who may be using the internet in relation to their self-harm or suicidal feelings? Are you talking to them about how their online use might affect their wellbeing? The internet, suicide and self-harm.

Join our free training webinar in collaboration with the University of Leicester. Whether you work in the NHS or voluntary sector, Samaritans are here to help you have safe conversations about online use.

During the webinar, you will learn:

How people use the internet in relation to self-harm and suicide

What the new Online Safety Act means for self-harm and suicide content online

The role that practitioners can play in supporting people

How to talk to people about their online use How Samaritans can support you in your role

Dates 5th or 7th March – see above PDF for booking details.

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The Veteran Maintenance Service for handy man services across the North West. See the poster below for more details.

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The Veteran Maintenance Service for handy man services across the North West. See the poster below for more details.

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Connecting female veterans - An event to host and discuss issues surrounding female veterans and to discuss how we can work to tackle these. 

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Connecting female veterans - An event to host and discuss issues surrounding female veterans and to discuss how we can work to tackle these. 

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Thursday 7 March in Manchester. Please apply by clicking the link.

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British Normandy D-Day Memorial Winston Churchill Education Centre

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British Normandy D-Day Memorial Winston Churchill Education Centre

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‘…….. five months from now, world leaders and an ever-dwindling band of veterans will be on this spot to honour the 80th anniversary of D-Day – June 6, 1944 – and the hellish three-month Battle of Normandy which followed.

However, those veterans have one last wish as they prepare to honour the comrades who never came home.

They want to ensure that the true story of D-Day and the liberation of Europe continues to be taught to future generations long after the last old soldier has moved on.

And yesterday morning, their dream took a major step towards reality on the Normandy coast with the inauguration of what will now be called the Winston Churchill Education and Learning Centre.

The campaign got off to a flying start on day one yesterday with a donation from BAE Systems, the defence giant, which has not only given £500,000 to the construction costs but a further £100,000 to fund educational projects here over the next three years.

French regional and local councils have committed a further 900,000 euros (£770,000) through tourism and education funds, a sum which will be matched by the British government, meaning that the final goal is already a realistic aspiration.’

Well done to our own WW2 veterans Stewart Taylor and Ken Benbow who encouraged BAE’s decision to donate the large amount of money towards the project when they went to the memorial on D-Day last year courtesy of a flight from BAE (Air) Warton (see picture above) The plan is they will once again travel from Warton on a BAE business jet to take part in the 80th anniversary commemoration and will see the brand new Winston Churchill Education Centre on June 6th this year.

The Daily Mail are asking for support  to raise the remaining (small) amount  - £10 and you receive a D-Day 80 badge - so please buy the paper or go online to the website and join Ken and Stuart in making history come to life.

David Waters

Colonel (Retd)

President, Central Lancashire Armed Forces Veterans Association (CLanAFVA)

Deputy Group Director, Royal Engineers Association North West

Trustee, Lancashire Infantry Museum

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Available HGV jobs and positions for drivers and mechanics

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Available HGV jobs and positions for drivers and mechanics

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KBR FTX Logistics LTD are looking for:

HGV Class 1 C + E – HET OPERATOR – SPONSORED RESERVIST (SR)

Salaries start from £37k

To enquire about this position please email enquiries@ftxlog.com or to discuss call 01980 667104

This is a FULL TIME POSITION. Salary can be over £37k plus uplifts and bounty giving an OTE of circa £55k.

HET MAINTAINER – SPONSORED RESERVIST (SR)

Salaries start from £41750

To enquire about this position, please email enquiries@ftxlog.com or to discuss call 01980 667104

This is a FULL TIME POSITION. Salary circa £41750, plus uplifts and bounty giving a OTE circa £60.5k.

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Available HGV jobs and positions for drivers and mechanics

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We operate a fleet of 92 vehicles comprising a bespoke HGV design to meet the requirements of an MoD contract

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Career support for young people from military families.

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Career support for young people from military families.

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Are you a military spouse or partner looking for assistance with your career?

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Are you a military spouse or partner looking for assistance with your career?

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A range of employment support for military people.

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A range of employment support for military people.