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Veteran’s ID card for service leavers rolled out

Homeland January 9, 2020

Service leavers will now be issued with an ID card to affirm their veteran status. A new veteran’s ID card has begun to be sent out to service leavers and will be issued to anyone who has left the armed services in the last year. All other veterans will be able ...

NHS Stockport nominated for award for veteran healthcare

Homeland August 19, 2019

NHS Stockport Foundation Trust has been nominated for an award for providing tailored veteran healthcare. NHS Stockport is being praised for its veteran healthcare after the creation of a ‘Veteran Passport’ which includes information and guidelines for caregivers and prevents former personnel from having to relive traumatic stories. The passport came ...

White paper explores how the NHS can improve cybersecurity

Homeland July 31, 2019

A new whitepaper from Imperial College London discussing how the NHS can improve cybersecurity has been presented at the House of Lords. In 2017 the NHS experienced a ransomware attack which affected around 16 health service organisations across England and Scotland. The ransomware, developed by the US to exploit the CVE-2019-0708 ...

Joint Forces Command appoints new Director of Defence Medical Services

Homeland July 10, 2019

Peter Homa has been appointed the new Director General (DG) of Defence Medical Services by Joint Forces Command. Peter Homa will be DG of Defence Medical Services (DMS) as part of Joint Force Command’s ambition to transform its organisation. Peter previously worked as Chief Executive of Nottingham NHS Trust and has ...