FOL recommends the NHS App

Michael EmmForces Online Blog

Why should we encourage our Veterans to use the NHS app? This is a really positive step for helping veterans manage their healthcare more efficiently. Having direct access to test results and health records can: Reduce waiting times for information Give veterans more control over their healthcare Help them share relevant information with different healthcare providers Avoid frustrating phone calls …

Hearing Loss

Michael EmmForces Online Blog

If you served in the armed forces and now experience hearing loss and or tinnitus—a ringing or buzzing in the ears—you may be eligible for compensation, if you served after 1987. Military personnel are often exposed to excessive noise in various ways, including gunfire, explosions, aircraft noise, or the sounds of ship engine rooms. Hearing damage can occur suddenly, such as …

Remember the Fallen

Len ChappellForces Online Blog

Yesterday I visited a veteran who has fallen on hard times in Wales who I have supported on several occasions in and out of hospital. I was introduced to the veterans by a friend of mine who lives outside of the UK.  We will call them Veteran D and Veteran E.  They know who they are.  Although both veterans have …

Coffee Time

Len ChappellForces Online Blog

Would you buy a veteran a cup of coffee a month, someone who  has kept you safe, and able to lead a free and normal life.  Our veterans’ have served all over the world often in places that we have not even heard of, whilst serving our armed forces continue to do this day in day out.  Many veterans’ get …