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Explore information to help you understand mental health and get advice on how you look after your own mental health or support someone you know with theirs.

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The average Pension Credit award is worth over £3,500 a year and those who claim by 18 December could also be entitled to an extra £324 cost of living payment.

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Overview

The Defence Gateway controls access to a cloud hosted environment for a number of websites, applications and mobile applications. It has been developed to provide simple and secure access to these resources so that any member of defence can securely collaborate, communicate and share information over the internet from any device.

The DGW draws on the principles and technologies the Cabinet Office (CO) recommends in its ICT Strategy. Its websites and applications are hosted on a private cloud delivered via the Government Digital Marketplace which is supported under the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Framework contract. This represents a step change in the method of procuring and delivering a defence wide ICT environment and does so with the advantages of global availability free from the constraints of dedicated networks and hardware.

The DGW is provided as a service for defence by Army Information Services (AIS) based within army headquarters, Andover. It is available for hosting and providing access to websites and applications as well as for the exploitation of these resources.

Websites and applications available behind the DGW include:

a mobile applications store for hosting and accessing defence mobile applications

Armynet, a website providing information to the army community

Defence Mail, an email service

ATG(A), the official Adventurous Training portal for defence

Microsoft SharePoint 2013 for document collaboration and storage

Acquisition System Guidance (ASG), a website defining how defence conducts, governs and controls acquisition

UK Defence Standardization (DSTAN), a website providing performance specifications for the delivery of military capability

Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS), an application providing information sharing and virtual learning for cadets at Sandhurst

Westminster, an application for the management of cadet activity

social collaboration software based on the Jive platform, known as Defence Connect

The Defence Learning Environment (DLE) which provides e-learning courses for MOD staff

a bookstore providing defence books, publications and journals for reading on line or downloading

a website providing information on the Defence Interactive Operating Model (DIOM)

MODBOX, a secure file storage and sharing application that provides a similar function to the commercially available software Dropbox

access to a version of the open source survey tool LimeSurvey

British Defence Film Library (BDFL), a site that enables users to order material held by the library on DVD

British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) Player which allows serving members of the British forces and their dependants access to British TV, sport and BFBS Radio live online

a bespoke content management system for the development of websites.

MOD staff/service personnel

The Defence Gateway is a dedicated site for MOD staff/military personnel only.

DGW can be accessed via any internet connection accessed via any internet connect. To access the Defence Gateway, MOD staff/military personnel users are required to set up a user account and login. This is simple to do by clicking on the 'Register' link.

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The Defence Gateway can be accessed here.

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A list of published Joint Service Publication (JSP) documents produced by the Ministry of Defence.

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A minute can make a difference.

Only 4 in 10 people in the UK would feel confident helping someone in a first aid emergency - Opinium, July 2023, nationally representative 2,000 UK adults.

Would you know what to do in a first aid emergency? The British Red Cross offers free online workshops and resources to help build skills and confidence to save lives. Scroll down to find out more.
Staying safe while giving first aid
Please always consider your personal safety when giving first aid. Look out for any dangers and only act when you're confident it is safe to do so.

On this page you can:

learn or teach simple first aid skills

find a free first aid workshop

book a paid first aid course with Red Cross Training

download our free First aid app

read true first aid stories

First aid workshops and Red Cross Training courses

What is the difference between a workshop and a course?

Workshop: free first aid workshops for individuals and schools that empower learners with basic first aid skills using everyday objects. These workshops are free but unaccredited.

Course: accredited first aid courses (provided by Red Cross Training) that require payment and provide learners with a valuable first aid qualification.

Free first aid workshops

Free workshops, online or face-to-face, to learn basic first aid skills. These workshops are unaccredited, but equip you with basic skills to help in a first aid emergency.
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Paid first aid courses

Health and safety, first aid at work, mental health training and more. These accredited courses by Red Cross Training require payment and will provide you with a valuable first aid qualification.
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Learn first aid with education resources, advice and courses from the British Red Cross, including first aid at work.

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News and updates from the Defence Infrastructure Organisation

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The best of the BBC, with the latest news and sport headlines, weather, TV & radio highlights and much more from across the whole of BBC Online.

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See, Check and Notify (SCan) for All Staff

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We work for a secure and prosperous United Kingdom with global reach and influence. We will protect our people, territories, values and interests at home and overseas, through strong armed forces and in partnership with allies, to ensure our security, support our national interests and safeguard our…