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The veterans community - employability, skills and learning

Abstract: The first three chapters cover the core subjects of 'Securing Employment', 'Qualifications and Skills' and 'Further and Higher Education'. Chapter 4 covers two subjects …

Report on the Provision of Information on Housing for Service Leavers and Veterans in Scotland

Abstract: Service personnel – no matter how long they have been in uniform – undergo a fundamental change in their circumstances when they leave the Army, Navy or Air Force. …

Transition in Scotland

Transition from the Armed Forces to civilian life invariably involves leaving behind a job, a home, a community and a unique way of life. Most Servicemen and women and their …

Veterans’ Health & Wellbeing: A Distinctive Scottish Approach

Abstract: This report assesses the health and wellbeing services available to veterans living in Scotland. It sets out recommendations to the Scottish Government and NHS Scotland …

Conference Poster - Healthy Workers and Less Healthy Leavers: A model for understanding the health of Early Service Leavers

This poster was exhibited at the 2018 Veterans Mental Health: From enlistment to retirement conference, which was organised and hosted by theKings Centre for Military Health …

Conference Poster: The Influence of Psychosocial Factors in Veteran Adjustment to Civilian Life

This poster was exhibited at the 2018 Veterans Mental Health: From enlistment to retirement conference, which was organised and hosted by theKings Centre for Military Health …

Peripheral arterial disease in Scottish military veterans: a retrospective cohort study of 57 000 veterans and 173 000 matched non-veterans

Abstract: Background: While traumatic limb loss in military personnel is widely known, the threat posed by peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in those who have served is less well …

Road traffic accidents in Scottish military veterans (Scotland)

Abstract: Road traffic accidents (RTA) are recognised to be an important cause of death and injury in serving military personnel but little is known about the risk in veterans. We …

Military Veteran Prisoners: 2017

Summary: This bulletin, which deals specifically with military veteran prisoners held by the Scottish Prison Service, is one of a number of thematic commentaries presenting the key …

Inclusive adapted sport and adventure training programme in the PTSD recovery of military personnel: A creative non-fiction

Abstract: Objectives: The purpose of this paper was to use a storytelling approach to explore the role of a 5-day inclusive residential adapted sport and adventurous training (AS …

Scottish Government support for Veterans and the Armed Forces Community in Scotland

Abstract: This document sets out current achievements and future priorities, and highlights the work that the Scottish Government is taking forward to respond to the …

Suicide in Scottish military veterans: a 30-year retrospective cohort study

Abstract: Background: Although reassuring data on suicide risk in UK veterans of the 1982 Falklands conflict and 1991 Gulf conflict have been published, there have been few …