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Veterans and the Armed Forces Community - Support: 2020 Report

Abstract: This document accompanies the Scottish Government's fourth annual update to Parliament on its support for the Veterans and Armed Forces community in Scotland since the …

The Impact of an Outdoor and Adventure Sports Course on the Wellbeing of Recovering UK Military Personnel: An Exploratory Study

Abstract: UK military personnel have faced increased demands over the last three decades; these have affected their wellbeing and caused multiple physical and mental health …

Health and Wellbeing in an Outdoor and Adventure Sports Context

Abstract: Outdoor and adventure sports (OAS) have been linked to positive health and wellbeing outcomes. This Special Edition brings together cutting-edge research and thought on …

The Scottish Women's Hospitals: the first World War and the Careers of Early Medical Women

Abstract: The Scottish Women’s Hospitals for Foreign Service (SWH) was a women’s organization that equipped fourteen women’s hospital units across Europe during the First …

The Strategy for our Veterans - Taking the Strategy Forward in Scotland

Abstract: The Strategy for our Veterans was published in November 2018. It sought to build on the work by organisations across the public, private and charitable sectors to …

Evidence based findings about the veteran population in Scotland

Abstract:Commissioned by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust, this 2019 report—compiled by Northumbria University’s Northern Hub for Veterans and Military Families Research as …

Outcomes from a One-Week Adapted Sport and Adapted Adventure Recovery Programme for Military Personnel

Abstract: The Battle Back Centre offers a bespoke, Self Determination Theory-oriented adapted sport and adventurous training programme centred on experiential learning and …

Healthy workers or less healthy leavers? Mortality in UK military veterans

Abstract: Background: The ‘healthy worker effect’ predicts that longer employment is positively associated with reduced mortality, but few studies have examined mortality in …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Scottish military veterans (Scotland)

Abstract: Introduction: Smoking is a major risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Serving military personnel have previously been shown to be more likely to …

Lymphohaematopoietic malignancies in Scottish military veterans: Retrospective cohort study of 57,000 veterans and 173,000 non-veterans (Scotland)

Abstract: Background: Lymphohaematopoietic malignancies are common in the general population. There have been concerns that military service may be associated with increased risk …

A Scottish housing guide for people leaving the Armed Forces & ex-Service personnel

Abstract: This guide, produced by the Scottish Government, provides information on housing options for those in the Armed Forces community, recognising the difference in need for …

Non-fatal self-harm in Scottish military veterans: a retrospective cohort study of 57,000 veterans and 173,000 matched non-veterans (Scotland)

Abstract: Purpose: Although suicide risk in veterans has been widely studied, there is little information on the risk of non-fatal self-harm in this population. We used data from …