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 questions.
Step into Health’s new FAQ page provides advice f...
Digital access to healthcare
AFF Health & Additional Needs Specialist, Karen Ross, explores some of the digital access available for healthcare provision and information…
As a society we are moving increasingly towards accessing sup...
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 Integrated Care Centre (CICC), due to open late next year, is a ...
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 family.
That challenge can be significantly greater when a f...
Applying for adaptations to your SFA
AFF often receives enquiries about additional needs and disability adaptations to Service Family Accommodation (SFA). Health and additional needs specialist Karen Ross looks at the process…
There are slight ...
Boxes will bring Christmas Smiles
More than 100 soldiers, school pupils and volunteers packed 2,500 special Christmas boxes for military children who have a parent deployed overseas with the armed forces this December.
It was organised by mi...
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 personnel.
Therefore, the MOD has now made provision within the po...
In focus – Victim Witness Care Unit
The Victim Witness Care Unit (VWCU) is part of the Defence Serious Crime Command (DSCC) and is independent of the chain of command.
The VWCU provides a central point of contact to victims and witnesses of se...
Health research report
AFF is often asked to support specific research projects and studies where they complement areas of our policy work. AFF Health & Additional Needs Specialist, Karen Ross, provides an update on the researc...
Healthcare support round-up
Moving can be stressful at the best of times but when it’s a regular occurrence, sometimes at short notice, it can be more challenging. AFF often receives enquiries about transferring healthcare and patient r...