Mar. 13 2024
Source Page: Government delivers further expansion of health services to former armed forces personnelFound: Government delivers further expansion of health services to former armed forces personnel
Mar. 13 2024
Source Page: Government delivers further expansion of health services to former armed forces personnelFound: Government delivers further expansion of health services to former armed forces personnel
UK Armed Forces are bound by the criminal law of England and Wales wherever in the world they are serving. There is no special treatment or dispensation for Service personnel.
However, health and safety legislation does not apply to armed forces personnel when they are overseas.
Found: We want health and safety legislation to be extended to cover armed forces personnel overseas, enabling
Nov. 10 2023
Source Page: Mental health support for the UK armed forcesFound: Mental health support for the UK armed forces
Nov. 09 2023
Source Page: UK armed forces veterans, health and unpaid care: Census 2021Found: UK armed forces veterans, health and unpaid care: Census 2021
Dec. 29 2023
Source Page: Armed Forces Personnel and Veterans Health Joint Group’s Implementation Group minutes: March 2023Found: Armed Forces Personnel and Veterans Health Joint Group’s Implementation Group minutes: March 2023
Dec. 29 2023
Source Page: Armed Forces Personnel and Veterans Health Joint Group’s Implementation Group minutes: September 2023Found: Armed Forces Personnel and Veterans Health Joint Group’s Implementation Group minutes: September 2023
Written Evidence Nov. 08 2023
Inquiry: Women in the Armed Forces: Follow-UpFound: WAFFU0044 - Women in the Armed Forces: Follow-Up (2023) King's Centre for Military Health Research, King's
Jul. 24 2008
Source Page: UK Armed Forces psychiatric morbidity: assessment of presenting complaints at Ministry of Defence Departments of Community Mental Health July - September 2008. 7 p.Found: UK Armed Forces psychiatric morbidity: assessment of presenting complaints at Ministry of Defence Departments
Asked by: Sharon Hodgson (Labour - Washington and Sunderland West)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support the practice of mindfulness among (a) serving armed forces staff, (b) reservists and (c) veterans.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The Defence Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2022-2023 made a significant commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of all Defence Personnel. Its primary goal is to ensure that every member of the Defence community leads a healthy lifestyle in a supportive environment. Defence is dedicated to enhancing the overall health and wellbeing of our people. This includes promoting mental fitness and resilience and normalising time spent working on mental fitness, as with physical fitness, whilst embedding healthy habits.
Throughout their Service, members of the Armed Forces have access to a wide range of support to ensure their mental fitness and resilience is maximised and they are given opportunities to enhance their wellbeing. To support mindfulness, members of the Armed Forces, Regular and Reserve, and veterans have access to HeadFIT For Life, a mental fitness tool to support the whole force. HeadFIT is an externally accessible website that assists Defence personnel in developing a proactive approach to mental fitness. Its aim is to establish healthy habits that will help unlock potential, achieve personal goals, and reach optimal well-being.