Dental dilemmas
Karen Ross, AFF Health & Additional Needs Specialist, shares the latest updates on NHS dental and orthodontic provision – topics that generate a number of enquiries from Army families…
FROM recent enqu...
Overseas health fairs
IN MANY overseas locations, annual health fairs bring together military and civilian professionals, organisations and businesses.
They are a great source of information on dental care, local sports clubs, alt...
Remote access
THE Army Welfare Service (AWS) Intake & Assessment Team (IAT) was established to deal with enquiries in the north of England, but it was so successful that it’s now the single point of access for all welfar...
First aid for the mind
Stigma is often cited as the greatest barrier to people seeking help for their mental health, which is why Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England aims to train one-in-ten people as mental health first aiders. I...
Your health overseas
IN A recent AFF overseas survey, we were pleased to see a rise in satisfaction levels relating to healthcare provision overseas compared to 2015 figures.
The exception was a drop to just five per cent satisfac...
Virtual health helper
SSAFA’s health visiting involvement in BATUK, Kenya began in 2016 when the charity was asked to consider providing a service for families.
AFF’s Kenya Co-ordinator provided evidence of the need for a health v...
Lyla’s journey
Army life can be tough at the best of times, but how do you cope as a family if your child is sick with a serious illness? Soldier Paul O’Donovan and his wife Kirsty are doing just that with their five-year-old...
Army&You autumn 2018 out now
WE'RE delighted to announce that autumn's Army&You, the magazine for everyone with a soldier in their life, is out now in print and online.
Scroll down or click here to view the digital version of the is...
A Postcard From Kinloss
FROM: Catherine Ainsworth, husband Lawrence and Labrador Ziggy
WHERE: Kinloss, Scotland
How long have you been an Army family?
We married on New Year's Eve 2015 but we've known each other since universit...
Island enterprise
With limited work opportunities in Cyprus, some spouses and partners make the most of their time in the sun by using their passions to earn a second income. Carolyn Aggar, AFF’s WSBA Co-ordinator, met with Army...