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Meeting military minds

By Robynne Batley-Mallett I grew up as a military daughter. I always said I’d never marry into the military as I’d seen what it could be like - the...

Soldiering on with endometriosis

Annie Robertson goes into battle on a regular basis - and it’s against her body. She is one of the estimated 1.5 million women in the UK living wit...

Online counselling for servicewomen

Defence Medical Welfare Service (DMWS) has been awarded a grant from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust to help serving and reservist women across t...

Boots, barracks and brain fog

BY STAFF SERGEANT JODI STICKLAND, AGC SPS Serving in the Armed Forces demands resilience, discipline and unwavering commitment. For years, I prided...

Medical merger

AFF Overseas Assistant Rachel Barnes recently met the Central European Practice (CEP) team, who reported on the merger of the virtual CEP based in S...

Keep your credentials

Health professionals who want to maintain their registration while abroad with their serving partner or spouse have a new resource to answer their q...

Digital access to healthcare

AFF Health & Additional Needs Specialist, Karen Ross, explores some of the digital access available for healthcare provision and information… A...

New health facility

An integrated care centre that will serve the military and their families as well as civilians is taking shape at Catterick. The new Catterick Inte...

Advocating for army family carers

Service life can be challenging at the best of times with frequent moves and times of separation, both from the serving spouse or partner and from f...

Carer’s leave update

In 2023 the Carer’s Leave Act made provision for unpaid leave for employees with caring responsibilities, but this does not apply to service personn...